CVE-2019-12693 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-12693: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Secure Copy Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Weakness CWE-704
Published October 2, 2019
Last update November 21, 2024

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Secure Copy (SCP) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to the use of an incorrect data type for a length variable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by initiating the transfer of a large file to an affected device via SCP. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker would need to have valid privilege level 15 credentials on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the length variable to roll over, which could cause the affected device to crash.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 2, 2019 CVE published
November 21, 2024 Record updated