CVE-2010-1578 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 6 Aug 2010 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA and PIX devices by sending crafted SunRPC UDP packets, requiring a software upgrade.

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-2010-1578?

CVE-2010-1578 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, published on 6 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the SunRPC inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 7.2 before 7.2(5), 8.0 before 8.0(5.19), 8.1 before 8.1(2.47), and 8.2 before 8.2(2) and Cisco PIX Security Appliances 500 series devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SunRPC UDP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtc77567.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1578?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.

How do I fix CVE-2010-1578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1578 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-2010-1578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mgwg-q24j-25fg.