# CVE-2012-4663: The DCERPC inspection engine on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco C

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-10-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The DCERPC inspection engine on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.3 before 8.3(2.25), 8.4 before 8.4(2.5), and 8.5 before 8.5(1.13) and the Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 4.1 before 4.1(7) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted DCERPC packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtr21346 and CSCtr27521.

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55862
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-fwsm
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79175
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50857
- http://osvdb.org/86148
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20121010-asa

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