Cisco asa vpn xml Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0677)

Cisco asa vpn xml Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0677)
Cisco asa vpn xml Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2015-0677)

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Affected Systems:

Cisco ASA 1, 5500

Description:

CVE (CAN) ID: CVE-2015-0677

The Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Device is a modular platform for providing security and VPN services. It provides firewall, IPS, anti-X, and VPN services.

The XML Parser of Cisco ASA Software has a security vulnerability that can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers. This vulnerability causes the WebVPN component to crash, reload all ssl vpn connections, and the system is unstable. This vulnerability is caused by the failure to effectively enhance the configuration of the XML parser.


<* Source: Cisco

Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150408-asa
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Vendor patch:

Cisco
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Cisco has released a Security Bulletin (cisco-sa-20150408-asa) and patches for this:
Cisco-sa-20150408-asa: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA Software
Link: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20150408-asa

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