The DHCP server on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.2(5.8), 7.1 before 7.2(5.8), 7.2 before 7.2(5.8), 8.0 before 8.0(5.28), 8.1 before 8.1(2.56), 8.2 before 8.2(5.27), 8.3 before 8.3(2.31), 8.4 before 8.4(3.10), 8.5 before 8.5(1.9), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.5) does not properly allocate memory for DHCP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of crafted IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtw84068.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00563.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
n/a n/a affected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

AND
OR cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0\(5.2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(2.5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(2.27\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(2.48\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(2.49\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(1.22\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.15\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.16\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.17\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.18\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.19\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(2.48\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.2\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(3.9\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(4.1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(4.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.2\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.3\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(1.11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.4\(2.11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.5\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.5\(1.4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:5500_series_adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6503-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6504-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6506-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6509-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6509-neb-a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6509-v-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6513:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6513-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-4568 The DHCP server on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 7.0 before 7.2(5.8), 7.1 before 7.2(5.8), 7.2 before 7.2(5.8), 8.0 before 8.0(5.28), 8.1 before 8.1(2.56), 8.2 before 8.2(5.27), 8.3 before 8.3(2.31), 8.4 before 8.4(3.10), 8.5 before 8.5(1.9), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.5) does not properly allocate memory for DHCP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a series of crafted IPv4 packets, aka Bug ID CSCtw84068.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
http://osvdb.org/86145 cve-icon cve-icon
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-asa cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55861 cve-icon cve-icon
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:42:55.166Z

Reserved: 2012-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4643

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-10-29T20:55:01.103

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-4643

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