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Cisco ASA: CVE-2019-12693: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Secure Copy Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco ASA: CVE-2019-12693: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Secure Copy Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/03/2019
Created
10/04/2019
Added
10/03/2019
Modified
12/01/2023

Description

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy (SCP) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the use of an incorrect data type for a length variable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by initiating the transfer of a large file to an affected device via SCP. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid privilege level 15 credentials on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the length variable to roll over, which could cause the affected device to crash.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-asa-update-latest

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