CVE-2012-4629 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASA devices by sending specific IPv4 packets that trigger excessive logging and disk consumption.
- 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-2012-4629?
CVE-2012-4629 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cisco ASA-CX Context-Aware Security module before 9.0.2-103 for Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices, and Prime Security Manager (aka PRSM) before 9.0.2-103, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and application hang) via unspecified IPv4 packets that trigger log entries, aka Bug ID CSCub70603.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4629?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Asa Cx Context-Aware Security, Cisco Prime Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4629?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4629 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-2012-4629 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4629 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fvr-35hf-whpm.