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CVE-2010-4679

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software before 8.2(3) do not properly handle Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) connection failures, which allows remote OCSP responders to cause a denial of service (TCP socket exhaustion) by rejecting connection attempts, aka Bug ID CSCsz36816.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
7 Jan 2011
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 66% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Improper input validation (CWE-20)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Take it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat DefenseServers and applications · cpe:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software
  • Version 8.2.2-interim
  • Version 8.2.2
  • Version 8.2.1
  • Version 8.2(1)
All 56 release lines
  • Every version up to 8.2\(2\)
  • Version 7.0
  • Version 7.0(0)
  • Version 7.0(2)
  • Version 7.0(4)
  • Version 7.0(5)
  • Version 7.0(5.2)
  • Version 7.0(6.7)
  • Version 7.0.1
  • Version 7.0.1.4
  • Version 7.0.2
  • Version 7.0.4
  • Version 7.0.4.3
  • Version 7.0.5
  • Version 7.0.6
  • Version 7.0.7
  • Version 7.0.8
  • Version 7.0.8-interim
  • Version 7.1
  • Version 7.1(2)
  • Version 7.1(2.5)
  • Version 7.1(2.27)
  • Version 7.1(2.48)
  • Version 7.1(2.49)
  • Version 7.1(5)
  • Version 7.1.1
  • Version 7.1.2
  • Version 7.2
  • Version 7.2(1)
  • Version 7.2(1.22)
  • Version 7.2(2)
  • Version 7.2(2.5)
  • Version 7.2(2.7)
  • Version 7.2(2.8)
  • Version 7.2(2.10)
  • Version 7.2(2.14)
  • Version 7.2(2.15)
  • Version 7.2(2.16)
  • Version 7.2(2.17)
  • Version 7.2(2.18)
  • Version 7.2(2.19)
  • Version 7.2(2.48)
  • Version 7.2.1
  • Version 7.2.2
  • Version 7.2.3
  • Version 7.2.4
  • Version 7.2.5
  • Version 8.0
  • Version 8.0.2
  • Version 8.0.3
  • Version 8.0.4
  • Version 8.0.5
  • Version 8.2(1)
  • Version 8.2.1
  • Version 8.2.2
  • Version 8.2.2-interim

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4679
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4679