CVE-2012-3946 (GCVE-0-2012-3946)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-24 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:21
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Summary
Cisco IOS before 15.3(2)S allows remote attackers to bypass interface ACL restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending IPv6 packets in an unspecified scenario in which expected packet drops do not occur for "a small percentage" of the packets, aka Bug ID CSCty73682.
Severity
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CWE
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References
Date Public
2013-04-14 00:00
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