Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances and Catalyst Switches
CVE-2012-4663

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor: Cisco
Status: Adaptive Security Appliance Software; 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance; 7600 Router; Catalyst 6500
Vendor: CVE Published:; 29 October 2012

What is CVE-2012-4663?

A vulnerability in the DCERPC inspection engine of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances and Catalyst devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending crafted DCERPC packets. This may result in device reloads, impacting network availability. The affected versions include various software iterations of ASA 5500 series devices, ASA Services Module in Catalyst 6500 series, and Firewall Services Module in both Catalyst 6500 and 7600 series devices.

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