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CVE-2012-5717

Published: Jan 18, 2013Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices with firmware 8.x through 8.4(1) do not properly manage SSH sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by establishing multiple sessions, aka Bug ID CSCtc59462.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:SC:NI:NA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:SAuthentication
Single
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

adaptive security appliance softwarecisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
adaptive security appliancecisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
asa 1000v cloud firewallcisco
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / router-switch
asa 5500cisco
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
n/an/a
ciscocommercialUSNetworking Infrastructureaka cisco systems, cisco systems inc.

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-5717
tools.cisco.com

Timeline

Published
Jan 18, 2013
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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