CVE-2018-0410

HIGH

Cisco Web Security Appliance - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via TCP Connection Exhaustion

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust system memory and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly manages memory resources for TCP connections to a targeted device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a high number of TCP connections to the data interface of an affected device via IPv4 or IPv6. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, which could cause the system to stop processing new connections and result in a DoS condition. System recovery may require manual intervention. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf36610.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105098
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041535

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0412
EPSS Percentile 89.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (10)
cisco/web_security_appliance 9.1.1-074
cisco/web_security_appliance 9.1.2-010
cisco/web_security_appliance 9.1.2-022
cisco/web_security_appliance 9.1.2-039
cisco/web_security_appliance 10.1.0-204
cisco/web_security_appliance 10.1.1-235
cisco/web_security_appliance 10.5.1-270
cisco/web_security_appliance 10.5.1-296
cisco/web_security_appliance 10.5.2-042
cisco/web_security_appliance 11.0.0-641
Published Aug 15, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026