CVE-2011-4016

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Published May 2, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

The PPP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2, when Point-to-Point Termination and Aggregation (PTA) and L2TP are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtf71673.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-3969	The PPP implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 15.0 through 15.2, when Point-to-Point Termination and Aggregation (PTA) and L2TP are used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtf71673.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.321% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_1/release/notes/151-2TCAVS.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027005

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Ios

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: May 2, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved: Oct 6, 2011, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2012, 10:09 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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