# CVE-2012-5010: Other in n/a > Cisco ASA software contains a security weakness allowing potential compromise, requiring administrators to upgrade to patched interim releases. - **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Not needed - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 27 Jun 2017 - **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-7gcw-xvw2-3jf5 ## What is CVE-2012-5010? CVE-2012-5010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 27 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim, ASA 5510 Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4.x before 8.4.7 Interim, 8.2.x before 8.2.5 Interim, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5512-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5520 Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.2.x before 8.2.5 Interim, 8.4.x before 8.4.7 Interim, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5505 Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim, 8.4.x before 8.4.7 Interim, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5525-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5512-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim or 9.2.4.SMP, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5545-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5540 Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.2.x before 8.2.5 Interim, 8.4.x before 8.4.7 Interim, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5515-X Adaptive Security Appliance ASA for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Device Package 1.2.4.x before 1.2.4.8, ASA 5555-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim or 9.2.4.SMP, 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5580 Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5585-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim, 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, ASA 5525-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim or 9.2.4.SMP, 9.1.x before 9.1.6 Interim, ASA 5545-X Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.4.x before 9.4.1 Interim, 9.2.x before 9.2.4 Interim or 9.2.4.SMP. 9.1.x before 9.1.6 ASA does not check the source of the ARP request or GARP packets for addresses it performs NAT translation for under unspecified conditions. Weakness: CWE-254 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5010? It affects 1 product. Products: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software. ## How do I fix CVE-2012-5010? No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5010 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2012-5010 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5010 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software - [CVE-2025-20333](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20333/): Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Buffer Overflow (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2016-6366](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6366/): Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) SNMP Buffer Overflow (high 8.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-20349](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20349/): Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Heap Inspection (high 8.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-20353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20353/): Cisco ASA and FTD Denial of Service (high 8.6, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2016-6367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6367/): Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) CLI Remote Code Execution (high 7.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2012-5010 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2012-5010 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 27 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5010 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5010/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5010/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5010 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5010 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-5010 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5010/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.