CVE-2012-5717 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) running firmware versions 8.x through 8.4(1). Authenticated remote attackers can crash the device by establishing multiple SSH sessions due to improper session management. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector, medium complexity, and high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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