CVE-2013-3463

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Published Aug 30, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

The protocol-inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices does not properly implement the idle timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection-table exhaustion) via crafted requests that use an inspected protocol, aka Bug ID CSCuh13899.

Affected Products

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-3398	The protocol-inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices does not properly implement the idle timeout, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (connection-table exhaustion) via crafted requests that use an inspected protocol, aka Bug ID CSCuh13899.

Metrics

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 Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.427% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-3463
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=30607
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62068
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028968

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Adaptive Security Appliance Software

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Aug 30, 2013, 1:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:07 PM
Reserved: May 6, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 30, 2013, 1:55 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:55 PM

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