Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Devices
CVE-2009-5037
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
Cisco
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 7 January 2011
What is CVE-2009-5037?
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices running software versions prior to 8.2(3) are susceptible to a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service, specifically causing an ASDM syslog outage. This can be achieved by sending a specially crafted long URL to the affected device, leading to potential service disruption. Organizations using these devices must ensure they update to the latest software release to mitigate this risk.