CVE-2010-0565 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA devices by sending malformed DTLS messages, requiring administrators to upgrade firmware.

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-2010-0565?

CVE-2010-0565 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Asa 5500, published on 19 Feb 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance 7.2 before 7.2(4.45), 8.0 before 8.0(4.44), 8.1 before 8.1(2.35), and 8.2 before 8.2(1.10), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (page fault and device reload) via a malformed DTLS message, aka Bug ID CSCtb64913 and "WebVPN DTLS Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0565?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Asa 5500, Cisco Pix 500.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0565 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-2010-0565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Asa 5500 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h543-cmp6-x5ph.

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