CVE-2011-4006 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA 5500 series devices running software versions 8.2 through 8.5. The flaw resides in the ESMTP inspection feature, where a remote attacker can trigger high CPU consumption by sending an unspecified closing sequence. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2\(1\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2\(3.9\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(3.9\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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