CVE-2012-5032 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-5032

The Flex-VPN load-balancing feature in the ipsec-ikev2 implementation in Cisco...

Vulnerability Description

The Flex-VPN load-balancing feature in the ipsec-ikev2 implementation in Cisco IOS before 15.1(1)SY3 does not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to trigger the forwarding of VPN traffic to an attacker-controlled destination, or the discarding of this traffic, by arranging for an arbitrary device to become a cluster member, aka Bug ID CSCub93641.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ios
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 15.1, 15.1\(1\)sy, 15.1\(1\)sy1

Timeline

Official Publish: April 23rd, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.