Description
The platform-sw component on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 before 8.2(5.3), 8.3 before 8.3(2.20), and 8.4 before 8.4(2.1) does not properly handle non-ASCII characters in an interface description, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (reload without configuration) via a crafted description, aka Bug ID CSCtq50523.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa84/release/notes/asarn84.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
18.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (49)
cisco/5500_series_adaptive_security_appliance
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(0\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(1\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(2\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(4\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(5\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(5.2\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(6\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
7.0\(6.7\)
... and 39 more
Published
Oct 22, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026