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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance VPN Memory Block Exhaustion Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
A vulnerability in the IPsec code of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the depletion of a memory block, which may cause the system to stop forwarding traffic and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an error in the implementation of ICMP error handling for IPsec packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets through an established LAN-to-LAN or Remote Access VPN tunnel. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to deplete available memory and cause system instability or cause the system to stop forwarding traffic. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.