CVE-2009-4914 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASA devices via crafted X.509 certificates, requiring software upgrades.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4914?
CVE-2009-4914 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5580 series devices with software before 8.1(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via Subject Alternative Name fields in an X.509 certificate, aka Bug ID CSCsq17879.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Asa 5580.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4914?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4914 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-4914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48qm-7xjg-6hq4.