Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances
CVE-2010-4670

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
Asa 5500
Pix Security Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 January 2011

Summary

A vulnerability exists in the Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series and PIX Security Appliances. This issue can potentially allow attackers to execute a denial of service attack by flooding the target device with an overwhelming number of Router Advertisement (RA) messages from various source addresses. This flood can lead to excessive CPU consumption and potential device hang-ups, disrupting normal network operations. For remediation, it is critical to update to the latest software versions that address this vulnerability.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45760
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/27C3/mp4-h264-HQ/27c3-3957-e...
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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