CVE-2010-2836 describes a memory leak vulnerability in the SSL VPN feature of Cisco IOS versions 12.4, 15.0, and 15.1 when HTTP port redirection is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by improperly disconnecting SSL sessions, causing connections to persist in a CLOSE-WAIT state and consume memory. With a CVSS score of 7.8, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4gcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4gc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4mdaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4mda:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4mrCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4mr:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4mraCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4mra:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.