CVE-2012-0378 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco ASA 5500 series devices running software versions 8.0 through 8.4. Remote attackers can exploit this by causing an excessive number of stale connections, leading to an incorrect connection count and exceeding the device's connection limit. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no authentication required, resulting in a complete loss of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0\(5\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.