# CVE-2012-3063: Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) before A4(2.3) and A5 before A5(1.1), when multicontext mode is enabled, does not properly share a ma

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) before A4(2.3) and A5 before A5(1.1), when multicontext mode is enabled, does not properly share a management IP address among multiple contexts, which allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances, and read or modify configuration settings, via a login attempt to a context, aka Bug ID CSCts30631, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3058.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027188
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120620-ace

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