Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software VPN Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published May 3, 2019
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.04%
Description
A vulnerability in the remote access VPN session manager of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow a unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the remote access VPN services. The vulnerability is due to an issue with the remote access VPN session manager. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by requesting an excessive number of remote access VPN sessions. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.10.1.17
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.4.4.34
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.6.4.25
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.8.4
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<9.9.2.50
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | n/a |
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- ≥ 9.4 · < 9.4.4.34
- ≥ 9.5 · < 9.6.4.25
- ≥ 9.7 · < 9.8.4
- ≥ 9.9 · < 9.9.2.50
- ≥ 9.10 · < 9.10.1.17
Running on/with
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Administrators can use the vpn-sessiondb logoff all command on the affected device to temporarily clear the condition or reboot the device.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 19, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02039) | 80.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.04% (0.02039) | 78.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 52.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 52.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 50.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 50.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 48.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.61th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.40th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 61.78th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108151 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-asa-vpn-dos vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108151 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190501-asa-vpn-dos | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory |
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