CVE-2013-5508: Input Validation

Published Oct 13, 2013
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Updated

The SQLNet inspection engine in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 7.x before 7.2(5.12), 8.x before 8.2(5.44), 8.3.x before 8.3(2.39), 8.4.x before 8.4(6), 8.5.x before 8.5(1.18), 8.6.x before 8.6(1.12), 8.7.x before 8.7(1.6), 9.0.x before 9.0(2.10), and 9.1.x before 9.1(2) and Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2(27) and 4.x before 4.1(14) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted segmented Transparent Network Substrate (TNS) packets, aka Bug ID CSCub98434.

Affected Software

168 affected components
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\(6.7\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0\(7\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0\(8\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.1.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.4.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.0.8-interim
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(2.5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(2.27\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(2.48\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(2.49\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1\(5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.1.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(1.22\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.7\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.8\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.10\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.14\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.15\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.16\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.17\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.18\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.19\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(2.48\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(4\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2\(5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=7.2.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(4\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(5.28\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0\(5.31\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.0.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(3.9\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(4\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(4.1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(4.4\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(5.35\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2\(5.38\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.2.2-interim
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3\(2.34\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3\(2.37\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3.1-interim
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.3.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(1.11\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(2\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(2.11\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(4.11\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.4\(5\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.5\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.5\(1.4\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.5\(1.17\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.6\(1\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.6\(1.3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.6\(1.10\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.7\(1.3\)
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.7.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=8.7.1.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.0
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.1
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(1\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(2\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(3\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(4\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(5\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(6\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(7\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(8\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(9\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(10\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(11\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(12\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=4.1\(13\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(2\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(3\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(4\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(5\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(6\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(7\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(8\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(9\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(10\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(11\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(12\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(13\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(14\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(15\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(16\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(17\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(18\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(19\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(20\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.1\(21\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(1\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(2\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(3\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(4\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(5\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(6\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(7\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(8\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(9\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(10\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(11\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(12\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(13\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(14\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(15\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(16\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(17\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(18\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(19\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(20\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(21\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(22\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(23\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(24\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(25\)
Cisco Firewall Services Module Software=3.2\(26\)

Event History

Oct 13, 2013
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5508?

CVE-2013-5508 is classified as a critical vulnerability impacting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firewall Services Module software.

2

How do I fix CVE-2013-5508?

To fix CVE-2013-5508, upgrade your Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance or Firewall Services Module to the versions specified in the security advisory.

3

What devices are affected by CVE-2013-5508?

CVE-2013-5508 affects multiple versions of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance software and Cisco Firewall Services Module software.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2013-5508?

Exploitation of CVE-2013-5508 could allow an attacker to bypass SQL*Net inspection, leading to unauthorized access to the network.

5

Is CVE-2013-5508 being actively exploited in the wild?

As of the latest reports, CVE-2013-5508 has been identified as actively exploited, highlighting the urgency for remediation.

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