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CVE-2011-3298

Published: Oct 6, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.9CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 46.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services module in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.0(8.13), 7.1 and 7.2 before 7.2(5.3), 8.0 before 8.0(5.24), 8.1 before 8.1(2.50), 8.2 before 8.2(5), 8.3 before 8.3(2.18), 8.4 before 8.4(1.10), and 8.5 before 8.5(1.1) and Cisco Firewall Services Module (aka FWSM) 3.1 before 3.1(21), 3.2 before 3.2(22), 4.0 before 4.0(16), and 4.1 before 4.1(7) allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted TACACS+ reply, aka Bug IDs CSCto40365 and CSCto74274.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:AAccess Vector
Adjacent Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

adaptive security appliance softwarecisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
5500 series adaptive security appliancecisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
asa 5500cisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
firewall services module softwarecisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
catalyst 6500cisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20111005-asa.shtml
cisco.com
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20111005-fwsm.shtml
cisco.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/70328
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 6, 2011
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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