Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance XML Parser DoS (cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 91946

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

The Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software running on the remote device is affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the XML parser feature due to improper hardening of the XML parser configuration. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted XML file, to crash the XML parser process, causing the device to reload.

Solution

Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCut14209.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 91946

File Name: cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Family: CISCO

Published: 7/5/2016

Updated: 11/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-1385

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software

Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/ASA

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1385

BID: 90721

CISCO-SA: cisco-sa-20160517-asa-xml

CISCO-BUG-ID: CSCut14209

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