CVE-2010-4679

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software before 8.2(3) do not properly handle Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) connection failures, which allows remote OCSP responders to cause a denial of service (TCP socket exhaustion) by rejecting connection attempts, aka Bug ID CSCsz36816.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.34%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/release/notes/asarn82.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45767 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42931 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64605 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4679?
CVE-2010-4679 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4679?
To fix CVE-2010-4679, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2010-4679 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2010-4679 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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