CVE-2013-3463

Description

The protocol-inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices does not properly implement the idle timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection-table exhaustion) via crafted requests that use an inspected protocol, aka Bug ID CSCuh13899.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.17% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=30607 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62068 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028968 vdb entry third party advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-3463 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-3463?
CVE-2013-3463 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-3463?
To fix CVE-2013-3463, 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-2013-3463 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-3463 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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