Cisco ASA 8.4 Management Interface resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco ASA 8.4. This affects an unknown part of the component Management Interface. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-6379. There is no exploit available. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA 8.4 (Firewall Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Management Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14223.

The weakness was presented 11/24/2015 with Cisco as CSCut14223 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-6379 since 08/17/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43448 (Cisco ASA Management Interface XML Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20151123-asa)).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (108302), SecurityFocus (BID 77992†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-54613†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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OpenVAS ID: 800316
OpenVAS Name: Cisco ASA Management Interface XML Parser DoS Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2015 🔍
11/23/2015 +98 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCut14223
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-79298
X-Force: 108302 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance XML denial of service
SecurityFocus: 77992 - Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software CVE-2015-6379 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1034251
Vulnerability Center: 54613 - [cisco-sa-20151123-asa] Cisco ASA 8.4 Remote DoS via a Crafted XML Document, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 11/25/2015 09:53
Updated: 11/18/2024 09:46
Changes: 11/25/2015 09:53 (55), 04/20/2018 09:24 (13), 06/27/2022 16:35 (3), 11/18/2024 09:46 (16)
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