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CVE-2005-3788

5.4 · MEDIUM

Race condition in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 7.0(0), 7.0(2), and 7.0(4), when running with an Active/Standby configuration and when the failover LAN interface fails, allows remote atta…

Published Nov 24, 2005ciscoEPSS 2.65%

Overview

CVE-2005-3788 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. It was published on November 24, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Race condition in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 7.0(0), 7.0(2), and 7.0(4), when running with an Active/Standby configuration and when the failover LAN interface fails, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (standby firewall failure) by sending spoofed ARP responses from an IP address of an active firewall, which prevents the standby firewall from becoming active, aka "failover denial of service."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update adaptive_security_appliance_software to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113199814008230&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113201784415859&w=2Refsecunia.com/advisories/17550/Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/178Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1015205Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/15407Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23160Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113199814008230&w=2Refmarc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113201784415859&w=2Refsecunia.com/advisories/17550/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-3788?

CVE-2005-3788 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software. It was published on November 24, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-3788?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.4, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-3788?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update adaptive_security_appliance_software to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-3788?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-3788 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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