CVE-2012-5445 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2012-5445

The kernel in Cisco Native Unix (CNU) on Cisco Unified...

Vulnerability Description

The kernel in Cisco Native Unix (CNU) on Cisco Unified IP Phone 7900 series devices (aka TNP phones) with software before 9.3.1-ES10 does not properly validate unspecified system calls, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory overwrite) via a crafted binary.

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

skinny client control protocol software, unified ip phone, unified ip phone 7906g
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.0\(1\), 1.0\(2\), 1.0\(3\), 1.0\(4\), 1.0\(5\), 1.0\(9\), 1.1\(1\), 1.2\(1\), 1.3\(1\), 1.3\(2\), 1.3\(3\), 1.3\(4\), 1.4\(1\), 1.4\(2\), 2.0\(0\), 2.0\(1\), 3.0, 3.0\(0\), 3.0\(1\), 3.0\(2\), 3.1, 3.1\(1\), 3.1\(2\), 3.1\(3\), 3.1\(4\), 3.1\(6\), 3.1\(10\), 3.1\(11\), 3.2, 3.2\(1\), 3.2\(2\), 3.2\(3\), 3.2\(4\), 3.2\(5\), 3.2\(6\), 3.2\(6a\), 3.2\(7\), 3.2\(8\), 3.2\(9\), 3.2\(10\), 3.2\(11\), 3.2\(12\), 3.2\(13\), 3.2\(14\), 3.2\(15\), 3.3\(2\), 3.3\(3\), 3.3\(4\), 3.3\(5\), 3.3\(6\), 3.3\(7\), 3.3\(8\), 3.3\(9\), 3.3\(10\), 3.3\(11\), 3.3\(12\), 3.3\(13\), 3.3\(14\), 3.3\(15\), 3.3\(16\), 3.3\(20\), 4.0\(0\), 4.1\(2\), 4.1\(3\), 4.1\(4\), 4.1\(5\), 4.1\(6\), 4.1\(7\), 5.0\(0\), 5.0\(1a\), 5.0\(3\), 5.0\(5\), 5.0\(6\), 5.0\(7\), 6.0\(0\), 6.0\(2\), 6.0\(3\), 6.0\(4\), 6.0\(5\), 6.1\(0\), 6.1\(1\), 7.0\(1\), 7.0\(2\), 7.0\(3\), 7.1\(2\), 7.2\(2\), 7.2\(3\), 7.2\(4\), 8.0\(1\), 8.0\(2\), 8.0\(3\), 8.0\(4\), 8.0\(5\), 8.0\(6\), 8.0\(7\), 8.0\(8\), 8.0\(9\), 8.0\(10\), 8.1\(1\), 8.1\(2\), 8.2\(1\), 8.2\(2\), 8.3\(1\), 8.3\(2\), 8.3\(3\), 8.3\(5\), 8.4\(1\), 8.4\(2\), 8.4\(3\), 8.4\(4\), 8.5\(2\), 8.5\(3\), 8.5\(4\), 8.70, 9.0\(2\), 9.0\(3\), 9.0\(3b\), 9.1\(1\), 9.2\(1\), 9.2\(2\), 7906g, 7911g, 7935, 7936, 7940, 7940g, 7941g, 7960, 7960g, 7961g, 7970g, 7971g

Timeline

Official Publish: December 28th, 2012
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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