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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Clientless SSL VPN Heap Overflow (cisco-sa-asa-ssl-vpn-heap-zLX3FdX)
high Nessus Plugin ID 160479
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco ASA Software is affected by an heap overflow condition in the handler for HTTP authentication resources accessed through the Clientless SSL VPN portal which allows an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or obtain portions of process memory from the affected device.Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwa33898See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?71203eea
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74836
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 160479
File Name: cisco-sa-asa-ssl-vpn-heap-zLX3FdX-asa.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Family: CISCO
Published: 5/4/2022
Updated: 3/31/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Temporal Score: 5.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-20737
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.1
Temporal Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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/model
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/27/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/27/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-20737