FKIE_CVE-2013-5557

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2015-02-07 04:59 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:59
Severity
Summary
The Proxy Bypass Content Rewriter feature in the WebVPN subsystem in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.2) and earlier allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash or error-recovery event) via an HTTP request that triggers a rewrite, aka Bug ID CSCug91577.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5557Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37383Vendor Advisory
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72529Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@cisco.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5557Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=37383Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72529Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100694Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:59:00.730",
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