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Cisco ASA 5500 Devices Denial of Service Vulnerability - Mar16
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Cisco ASA 5500 device which is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the HTTPS inspection engine of the Cisco ASA Content Security and Control Security Services Module (CSC-SSM) which improperly handles HTTPS packets transiting through the affected system.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls with software version 6.6.x prior to 6.6.1164.0 - --- NOTE:Cisco ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls with version 6.6.1157.0 is not vulnerable - ---
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the software version 6.6.1164.0 or later. For more details