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CVE-2012-4659

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

The AAA functionality in the IPv4 SSL VPN implementations on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices, and the ASA Services Module (ASASM) in Cisco Catalyst 6500 series devices, with software 8.2 before 8.2(5.30) and 8.3 before 8.3(2.34) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted authentication response, aka Bug ID CSCtz04566.

Key facts

CVSS score
7.1 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
EPSS score
2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-4584)
Published
October 29, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4584 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • cisco / 5500 series adaptive security appliance
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / adaptive security appliance software
  • cisco / catalyst 6500
  • cisco / catalyst 6503-e
  • cisco / catalyst 6504-e
  • cisco / catalyst 6506-e
  • cisco / catalyst 6509-e
  • cisco / catalyst 6509-neb-a
  • cisco / catalyst 6509-v-e
  • cisco / catalyst 6513
  • cisco / catalyst 6513-e

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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