Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-3073 · published 12 July 2012
CVE-2012-3073: Cisco telepresence multipoint switch software vulnerability
Cisco · Telepresence Multipoint Switch Software
The IP implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.8.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server 1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage or process crash) via (1) malformed IP packets, (2) a high rate of TCP connection requests, or (3) a high rate of TCP connection terminations, aka Bug IDs CSCti21830, CSCti21851, CSCtj19100, CSCtj19086, CSCtj19078, CSCty11219, CSCty11299, CSCty11323, and CSCty11338.
Description
The IP implementation on Cisco TelePresence Multipoint Switch before 1.8.1, Cisco TelePresence Manager before 1.9.0, and Cisco TelePresence Recording Server 1.8 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (networking outage or process crash) via (1) malformed IP packets, (2) a high rate of TCP connection requests, or (3) a high rate of TCP connection terminations, aka Bug IDs CSCti21830, CSCti21851, CSCtj19100, CSCtj19086, CSCtj19078, CSCty11219, CSCty11299, CSCty11323, and CSCty11338.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Affected products
15 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-3073), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.