Adaptive Security Appliance Software
CVE-2014-0739
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Race condition in the Phone Proxy component in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.3) and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sec_db authentication and provide certain pass-through services to untrusted devices via a crafted configuration-file TFTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuj66766.
AnalysisAI
Race condition in the Phone Proxy component in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.3) and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sec_db authentication and provide certain. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Improper Authentication (CWE-287), which allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms to gain unauthorized access. Race condition in the Phone Proxy component in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 9.1(.3) and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass sec_db authentication and provide certain pass-through services to untrusted devices via a crafted configuration-file TFTP request, aka Bug ID CSCuj66766. Affected products include: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement multi-factor authentication, enforce strong password policies, use proven authentication frameworks.
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Same weakness CWE-287 – Improper Authentication
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