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Published 2012-09-14 19:55:02
Updated 2012-09-17 04:00:00
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Threat overview for CVE-2012-4421

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2012-4421
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2012-4421 38
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4421

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.11%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 43 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4421

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
8.0
2.9
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2012-4421

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2012-4421

Products affected by CVE-2012-4421

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