CVE-2011-4006
The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.32% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- cisco/adaptive security appliance software · cisco/5500 series adaptive security appliance
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.