CVE-2012-0353

Description

The UDP inspection engine on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.0 before 8.0(5.25), 8.1 before 8.1(2.50), 8.2 before 8.2(5.5), 8.3 before 8.3(2.22), 8.4 before 8.4(2.1), and 8.5 before 8.5(1.2) does not properly handle flows, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted series of (1) IPv4 or (2) IPv6 UDP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtq10441.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.02% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52484 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120314-asa vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48423 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74029 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/80043 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026800 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0353?
CVE-2012-0353 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0353?
To fix CVE-2012-0353, 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-2012-0353 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-0353 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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