CVE-2012-4661: cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4661 is a high (CVSS 9.0) vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. EPSS estimates a 4.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-10-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DCERPC inspection engine on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.3 before 8.3(2.34), 8.4 before 8.4(4.4), 8.5 before 8.5(1.13), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.3) and the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 4.1 before 4.1(9) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted DCERPC packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtr21359 and CSCtr27522.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.