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CVE-2012-4659

The AAA functionality in the IPv4 SSL VPN implementations on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series device

The AAA functionality in the IPv4 SSL VPN implementations on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.2 before 8.2(5.30) and 8.3 before 8.3(2.34) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted authentication response, aka Bug ID CSCtz04566.

HIGH · CVSS 7.1 EPSS 0.00562
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-287Improper Authentication
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Affected Products & Versions

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cisco adaptive security appliance softwareall versions
cisco 5500 series adaptive security applianceall versions
cisco catalyst 6500all versions
cisco catalyst 6503-eall versions
cisco catalyst 6504-eall versions
cisco catalyst 6506-eall versions
cisco catalyst 6509-eall versions
cisco catalyst 6509-neb-aall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.1
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@cisco.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD29 Oct 2012 · 08:55 PM
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://osvdb.org/86137
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-asaVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55865
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