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CVE-2007-4293· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via (1) "abnormal" MGCP messages, aka CSCsd8

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via (1) "abnormal" MGCP messages, aka CSCsd81407; and (2) a large facsimile packet, aka CSCej20505.

HighCVSS 7.1 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 9, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.0% · 79th percentile
CWE
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Action score

29

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CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ciscoios

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cisco ios12.0
  • cisco ios12.1
  • cisco ios12.2
  • cisco ios12.3
  • cisco ios12.4

Same product

cisco: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-0171A vulnerability in the Smart Install feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attackerKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2017-3881A vulnerability in the Cisco Cluster Management Protocol (CMP) processing code in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unautheKEV
    99Now
  • CVE-2017-6736The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) subsystem of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software contains multiple vulnerabilities that could allow KEV
    86Now
  • CVE-2016-6415The server IKEv1 implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4 and 15.0 through 15.6, IOS XE through 3.18S, IOS XR 4.3.x and 5.0.x through 5KEV
    86Now
  • CVE-2017-6737A vulnerability in the SNMP implementation of could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to rKEV
    79This week
  • CVE-2017-12240The DHCP relay subsystem of Cisco IOS 12.2 through 15.6 and Cisco IOS XE Software contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticatKEV
    73This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    none
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    None
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

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    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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