What is the severity of CVE-2012-6395?

CVE-2012-6395 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service on affected Cisco ASA devices.

How do remote authenticated users exploit CVE-2012-6395?

Remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2012-6395 by sending specifically crafted input related to UNC share pathnames to the affected Cisco devices.

What versions of Cisco ASA are affected by CVE-2012-6395?

CVE-2012-6395 affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances running firmware version 8.4.

What is the potential impact of CVE-2012-6395?

The potential impact of CVE-2012-6395 is a device crash, leading to a denial of service condition.

How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2012-6395?

To mitigate CVE-2012-6395, it is recommended to update affected Cisco ASA devices to a fixed firmware version provided by Cisco.

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CVE-2012-6395

medium

6.3

CWE

18/1/2013

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-6395: Input Validation

First published: Fri Jan 18 2013(Updated: )

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices with firmware 8.4 do not properly validate unspecified input related to UNC share pathnames, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via unknown vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuc65775.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software	=8.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco ASA 1000V Cloud Firewall
Cisco ASA 5500 CSC-SSM

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6395?
CVE-2012-6395 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service on affected Cisco ASA devices.
How do remote authenticated users exploit CVE-2012-6395?
Remote authenticated users can exploit CVE-2012-6395 by sending specifically crafted input related to UNC share pathnames to the affected Cisco devices.
What versions of Cisco ASA are affected by CVE-2012-6395?
CVE-2012-6395 affects Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances running firmware version 8.4.
What is the potential impact of CVE-2012-6395?
The potential impact of CVE-2012-6395 is a device crash, leading to a denial of service condition.
How can I mitigate the effects of CVE-2012-6395?
To mitigate CVE-2012-6395, it is recommended to update affected Cisco ASA devices to a fixed firmware version provided by Cisco.

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