PT-2015-2743 · Cisco · Cisco Asa

Published 2015-11-24 · Updated 2023-08-15 · CVE-2015-6379

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software version 8.4

Description The issue is related to the XML parser in the management interface, which can cause system instability and potentially crash the device when a crafted XML document is processed. This can be exploited by a remote authenticated user, allowing them to cause a denial of service. The problem is associated with resource management errors.

Recommendations For Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software version 8.4, consider disabling the XML parser functionality in the management interface as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the management interface to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-12108

CVE-2015-6379

Affected Products

Cisco Asa

References · 5

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151123-asa · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6379 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-12108 · Security Note
• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151123-asa · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1034251 · Note