CVE-2012-0385: Cisco IOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Smart Install feature in Cisco IOS 12.2, 15.0, 15.1, and 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending a malformed Smart Install message over TCP, aka Bug ID CSCtt16051.

Affected products

• Cisco IOS: version 12.2 only; version 15.0 only; version 15.1 only; version 15.2 only

Published 2012-03-29. Last modified 2026-06-16.