Cisco ASA WebVPN Memory Leak DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 61515

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Synopsis

The remote security device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The remote Cisco ASA is missing a security patch and may be affected by a denial of service vulnerability. When WebVPN is enabled and in use, a memory leak can occur after authentication. This could eventually result in a denial of service.

Solution

Apply the relevant patch referenced in the bug details for CSCth34278.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 61515

File Name: cisco_asa_webvpn_mem_leak.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 8/13/2012

Updated: 7/6/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:cisco:5500_series_adaptive_security_appliance, cpe:/h:cisco:asa_5500, cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ASA, Host/Cisco/ASA/model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/19/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/19/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2474

BID: 54840

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCth34278

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