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CVE-2011-4006

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with...

7.8 High

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.

Exploit likelihood

1.32%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.

Record
CVE-2011-4006
CVSS 2.0
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.

Record
CVE-2011-4006
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3959 No score

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.

Record
EUVD-2011-3959
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7fpv-cq23-29qf No score

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with...

The ESMTP inspection feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2 through 8.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an unspecified closing sequence, aka Bug ID CSCtt32565.

Record
GHSA-7fpv-cq23-29qf
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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In short

CVE-2011-4006 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance, published May 2, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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