Denial of Service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances 5580 Series
CVE-2009-4920

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Cisco

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 June 2010

What is CVE-2009-4920?

An unspecified vulnerability exists in the CTM component of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5580 series devices running software version 8.1(2). This vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers who send a large volume of small-packet data, potentially triggering a watchdog traceback that causes the device to experience a denial of service. This impacts network availability and can disrupt business operations. For detailed information, please refer to the Cisco release notes.

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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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