Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances
CVE-2012-0378

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance
Vendor
CVE Published:
3 May 2012

Summary

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series versions 8.0 through 8.4 are vulnerable to a denial of service condition. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to exploit a flaw that occurs when a large number of stale connections are established, causing an inaccurate count of the maximum permissible connections. The result is that the device may reach its connection limit, leading to service disruption for legitimate users. This issue is identified as Bug ID CSCtv19854 and has potential implications for network stability and security.

References

http://www.cisco.com/web/software/280775065/89203/ASA-843...
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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