Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-3788 (CCN-23160)

Assigned:2005-11-13
Published:2005-11-13
Updated:2018-10-30
Summary:Race condition in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 7.0(0), 7.0(2), and 7.0(4), when running with an Active/Standby configuration and when the failover LAN interface fails, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (standby firewall failure) by sending spoofed ARP responses from an IP address of an active firewall, which prevents the standby firewall from becoming active, aka "failover denial of service."
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.0 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
5.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sun Nov 13 2005 - 23:19:07 CST
CISCO ASA Failover DoS Vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-3788

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20051114 [ADVISORY] CISCO ASA Failover DoS Vulnerability

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20051114 RE: [ADVISORY] CISCO ASA Failover DoS Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: SA17550
Cisco ASA Failover Denial of Service Weakness

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
17550

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
178

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1015205
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Failover Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service in Certain Conditions

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Vendor Advisory
1015205

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Web site
Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliances - Products & Services - Cisco Systems

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 20843
Cisco ASA Spoofed Packet Failover DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
15407

Source: CCN
Type: BID-15407
Cisco Adaptive Security Applicance Failover Testing Denial of Service Weakness

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-asa-failover-dos(23160)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-asa-failover-dos(23160)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0(0):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0(2):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:7.0(4):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco adaptive security appliance software 7.0(0)
    cisco adaptive security appliance software 7.0(2)
    cisco adaptive security appliance software 7.0(4)