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CVE-2012-5717

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.3 EPSS 1.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2013-01-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.3. It affects Cisco. It may be remotely exploitable. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2012-5717
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.3
EPSS
1.31%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) devices with firmware 8.x through 8.4(1) do not properly manage SSH sessions, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by establishing multiple sessions, aka Bug ID CSCtc59462.