CVE-2010-4670
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.032 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
The Neighbor Discovery (ND) protocol implementation in the IPv6 stack on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 8.2(3) and earlier, and Cisco PIX Security Appliances devices, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and device hang) by sending many Router Advertisement (RA) messages with different source addresses, as demonstrated by the flood_router6 program in the thc-ipv6 package, aka Bug ID CSCti24526.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (59)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- cisco 5500 series adaptive security applianceall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:cisco:5500_series_adaptive_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software≤ 8.2\(3\)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(0)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(2)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(4)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(5)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(5.2)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0(6.7)nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.1.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.4.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.7nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.0.8nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco adaptive security appliance software= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://events.ccc.de/congress/2010/Fahrplan/events/3957.en.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/27C3/mp3-audio-only/27c3-3957-en-ipv6_insecurities.mp3enisa_euvd
- http://mirror.fem-net.de/CCC/27C3/mp4-h264-HQ/27c3-3957-en-ipv6_insecurities.mp4enisa_euvd
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/release/notes/asarn82.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45760enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963enisa_euvd
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00yjWB6gGy8enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64598enisa_euvd
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