// For flags

CVE-2018-15388

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software WebVPN Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.6
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the WebVPN login process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive processing load for existing WebVPN login operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple WebVPN login requests to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU load on the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Una vulnerabilidad en el proceso de inicio de sesión (login) en la WebVPN de los software Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) y Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) de Cisco, podría permitir que un atacante remoto no identificado cause un aumento en la utilización de la CPU en un dispositivo afectado. La vulnerabilidad es debido a una carga de procesamiento excesiva para las operaciones de inicio de sesión de WebVPN existentes. Un atacante podría aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad enviando múltiples peticiones de inicio de sesión desde WebVPN al dispositivo. Una operación con éxito podría permitir al atacante incrementar la carga de la CPU en el dispositivo, dando como resultado una condición de Denegación de Servicio (DoS).

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-05-03 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5505
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5510
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5512-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5515-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5520
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5525-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5540
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5545-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5550
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5555-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5580
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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< 9.4.4.34
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5585-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5505
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5510
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5512-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5515-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5520
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Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5525-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5540
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5545-x
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5550
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software"
>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5555-x
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--
Safe
Cisco
Search vendor "Cisco"
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software"
>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5580
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.5 < 9.6.4.25"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5585-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5505
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5510
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5512-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5515-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5520
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.7 < 9.8.4"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5525-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5540
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.7 < 9.8.4"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5545-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5550
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.7 < 9.8.4"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5555-x
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--
Safe
Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.7 < 9.8.4"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5580
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.7 < 9.8.4
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.7 < 9.8.4"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5585-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5505
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5510
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5512-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5515-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5520
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5525-x
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5540
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5545-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5550
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5555-x
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--
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5580
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50
Search vendor "Cisco" for product "Adaptive Security Appliance Software" and version " >= 9.9 < 9.9.2.50"
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Affected
in Cisco
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Asa 5585-x
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Cisco
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Firepower Threat Defense
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< 6.2.3.12
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Affected