70356 : Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) Configuration Pre-load Network Packet Restriction Bypass
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Disclosure Date
2010-12-16

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) contains a flaw related to the passing of packets before configuration has been loaded. This may allow a remote attacker to bypass access restrictions by sending network traffic during device startup.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Misconfiguration
Impact: Loss of Integrity
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.

Products

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA)

8.2(2)

References

CVE ID: 2010-4678 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42931
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/release/notes/asarn82.pdf

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2011-01-07 | Disagree?

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