CVE-2010-4678 describes a vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 series devices running software prior to version 8.2(3). During device startup, these firewalls could permit network traffic to pass before the security configuration is fully loaded, potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity with a network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.2\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0\(0\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.