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

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Asa 5580
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 June 2010

Summary

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.

References

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa81/releas...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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