Cisco ASA 5500 up to 7.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA 5500 up to 7.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-0565. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco ASA 5500 up to 7.1 (Firewall Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance 7.2 before 7.2(4.45), 8.0 before 8.0(4.44), 8.1 before 8.1(2.35), and 8.2 before 8.2(1.10), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (page fault and device reload) via a malformed DTLS message, aka Bug ID CSCtb64913 and "WebVPN DTLS Denial of Service Vulnerability."

The weakness was shared 02/17/2010 with Cisco (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2010-0565 since 02/10/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (56339), SecurityFocus (BID 38280†), OSVDB (62430†), Secunia (SA38618†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023612†). The entries VDB-51908, VDB-51907, VDB-51906 and VDB-51905 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ASA 5500 7.2

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0565 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0565
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51904
X-Force: 56339
SecurityFocus: 38280 - Cisco ASA 5500 WebVPN DTLS Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 38618 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 62430 - Cisco ASA 5500 Series WebVPN Malformed DTLS Message Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1023612 - Cisco ASA TCP, SIP, SCCP, DTLS, and IKE Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 24915 - [cisco-sa-20100217-asa] Cisco ASA 5500 Series WebVPN DTLS Remote DoS Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2010-0415

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 05/01/2026 02:16
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/21/2017 17:16 (18), 05/01/2026 02:16 (17)
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