CVE-2011-3298

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services module in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.0(8.13), 7.1 and 7.2 before 7.2(5.3), 8.0 before 8.0(5.24), 8.1 before 8.1(2.50), 8.2 before 8.2(5), 8.3 before 8.3(2.18), 8.4 before 8.4(1.10), and 8.5 before 8.5(1.1) and Cisco Firewall Services Module (aka FWSM) 3.1 before 3.1(21), 3.2 before 3.2(22), 4.0 before 4.0(16), and 4.1 before 4.1(7) allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted TACACS+ reply, aka Bug IDs CSCto40365 and CSCto74274.

Category

7.9
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70328 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20111005-asa.shtml vendor advisory
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20111005-fwsm.shtml vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3298?
CVE-2011-3298 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3298?
To fix CVE-2011-3298, 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-2011-3298 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-3298 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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