CVE-2012-5415 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco ASA devices by triggering a race condition in hash lookups during multiple connection establishments.
- 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-2012-5415?
CVE-2012-5415 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, published on 16 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or device reload) by establishing multiple connections, leading to improper handling of hash lookups for secondary flows, aka Bug IDs CSCue31622 and CSCuc71272.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5415?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco 5500 Adaptive Security Appliance, Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5415?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5415 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5415 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr4x-c6q2-vc47.