Cisco ASA up to 7.0.4.2 input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco ASA up to 7.0.4.2 (Firewall Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software before 8.2(3) do not properly handle Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) connection failures, which allows remote OCSP responders to cause a denial of service (TCP socket exhaustion) by rejecting connection attempts, aka Bug ID CSCsz36816.

The weakness was disclosed 01/07/2011 with Cisco (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4679. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.4.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64605), SecurityFocus (BID 45767†), SecurityTracker (ID 1024963†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29073†). The entries VDB-55950, VDB-55949, VDB-55948 and VDB-55946 are pretty similar.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ASA 7.0.4.3

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01/06/2011 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4679 (🔍)
X-Force: 64605
SecurityFocus: 45767 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series 8.2(3) Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 42931
SecurityTracker: 1024963
Vulnerability Center: 29073 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series Devices Allows Remote Denial of Service by Rejecting Connection Attempts, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 11:27 PM
Updated: 11/30/2024 09:14 PM
Changes: 03/19/2015 11:27 PM (50), 03/13/2017 09:46 AM (10), 10/11/2021 07:48 AM (5), 11/30/2024 09:14 PM (17)
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