PT-2012-1779 · Cisco · Cisco Asa

Published 2012-05-02 · Updated 2023-08-15 · CVE-2011-4006

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices versions 8.2 through 8.5

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically CPU consumption, on the affected devices. This is due to an unspecified closing sequence in the ESMTP inspection feature.

Recommendations For versions 8.2 through 8.5, consider disabling the ESMTP inspection feature as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-4006

Affected Products

Cisco Asa

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4006 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1027008 · Note
• http://cisco.com/web/software/283878312/88166/ASA-851-Interim-Release-Notes.html · Note