CVE-2010-4682 describes a memory leak vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA 5500 series devices running software versions prior to 8.2(3). This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by exhausting device memory through repeated, incorrect LDAP authentication attempts. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it presents a critical availability risk due to its network-based, low-complexity attack vector requiring no authentication. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| 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:N/I:N/A:C
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