CVE-2015-0677 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA devices via crafted XML when specific VPN features 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-2015-0677?
CVE-2015-0677 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 13 Apr 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The XML parser in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 before 8.4(7.28), 8.6 before 8.6(1.17), 9.0 before 9.0(4.33), 9.1 before 9.1(6), 9.2 before 9.2(3.4), and 9.3 before 9.3(3), when Clientless SSL VPN, AnyConnect SSL VPN, or AnyConnect IKEv2 VPN is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (VPN outage or device reload) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCus95290.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0677?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
How do I fix CVE-2015-0677?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0677 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-2015-0677 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0677 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4fw-9cmg-96mf.