QID 317079

Date Published: 2021-11-16

QID 317079: Cisco Web Security Appliance Proxy Service Denial of Service (DoS) Vulnerability (cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk)

A vulnerability in the proxy service of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA)
could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust
system memory and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

Affected Products
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco WSA, both virtual and hardware appliances.
Vulnerable releases:
From 12.0 Prior to 12.0.3-005
From 12.5 Prior to 12.5.2-011
From 14.0 Prior to 14.0.1-053

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The Qid checks for the Vulnerable version of Cisco WSA in the response of "version" command.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the system to stop processing new connections, which could result in a DoS condition.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk for more information.

Vendor References

cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk - tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk

CVEs related to QID 317079

CVE-2021-34698 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk			tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-wsa-dos-fmHdKswk

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