Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the program failes to properly handle Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) connection failures, allowing remote OCSP responders to cause a TCP socket exhaustion denial of service by rejecting connection attempts.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Solution:
Upgrade
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
Vendor Verified
OSVDB:
Security Software
Solution
Upgrade to version 8.2(3) or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
