CVE-2013-5512 Race condition in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTP response due to a race condition in the DPI feature when specific inspection options are enabled.
- 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-2013-5512?
CVE-2013-5512 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 13 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Race condition in the HTTP Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) feature in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.2.x before 8.2(5.46), 8.3.x before 8.3(2.39), 8.4.x before 8.4(5.5), 8.5.x before 8.5(1.18), 8.6.x before 8.6(1.12), 8.7.x before 8.7(1.4), 9.0.x before 9.0(1.4), and 9.1.x before 9.1(1.2), in certain conditions involving the spoof-server option or ActiveX or Java response inspection, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted HTTP response, aka Bug ID CSCud37992.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5512?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5512?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5512 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-5512 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5512 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rj67-qpp5-5cr5.