CVE-2013-5557

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Published Feb 7, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Proxy Bypass Content Rewriter feature in the WebVPN subsystem in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.2) and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash or error-recovery event) via an HTTP request that triggers a rewrite, aka Bug ID CSCug91577.

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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5397	The Proxy Bypass Content Rewriter feature in the WebVPN subsystem in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.2) and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash or error-recovery event) via an HTTP request that triggers a rewrite, aka Bug ID CSCug91577.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.0% (2.008% 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-2013-5557
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37383
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72529
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100694

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Feb 7, 2015, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 7, 2015, 4:59 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:59 PM

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