CVE-2012-1338 Race condition in n/a
Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service on Cisco Catalyst switches by rapidly completing local web authentication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1338?
CVE-2012-1338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 6 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Cisco IOS 15.0 and 15.1 on Catalyst 3560 and 3750 series switches allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) by completing local web authentication quickly, aka Bug ID CSCts88664.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1338?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst 3560, Cisco Catalyst 3560-E, Cisco Catalyst 3560-X, Cisco Catalyst 3750, Cisco Catalyst 3750-E, Cisco Catalyst 3750-X and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1338?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1338 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-1338 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1338 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxf2-j48m-hx8c.