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    CVE-2018-15388

    A vulnerability in the WebVPN login process of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive processing load for existing WebVPN login operations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple WebVPN login requests to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU load on the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

    Published:May 3, 2019
    Last Modified:Aug 11, 2026
    EPS:May 3, 2019
    EPSS Score:0.01967
    CVSS Score:8.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Adaptive Security Appliance Software
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5505
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5510
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5512-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5515-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5520
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5525-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5540
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5545-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5550
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5555-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5580
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Asa 5585-x
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Secure Firewall Threat Defense

    Exploits

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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