Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Devices
CVE-2010-4688

Currently unrated

Key Information:

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

Summary

A vulnerability exists within the SIP inspection feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series devices that allows remote attackers to exploit the system. By initiating a high volume of SIP calls, it can lead to a denial of service, crashing the device. This issue affects devices running software versions prior to 8.3(2), impacting service availability and stability.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45768
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http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa83/releas...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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