CVE-2010-2824 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device reload on Cisco ACE Modules by sending a sequence of SSL packets.

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-2010-2824?

CVE-2010-2824 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability on the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Module with software A2(1.x) before A2(1.6), A2(2.x) before A2(2.3), and A2(3.x) before A2(3.1) for Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a sequence of SSL packets, aka Bug ID CSCta20756.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2824?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ace Module.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2824?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2824 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-2010-2824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6q9p-j68q-8j7x.

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