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TITLE:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances Port Forwarder ActiveX Control
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48422

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RELEASE DATE:
2012-03-15

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Cisco Adaptive Security
Appliances, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due an error in the Cisco Port Forwarder
ActiveX Control (cscopf.ocx) when processing certain initialisation
parameters and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Note: This vulnerability only affects the Cisco ASA 5500 Series.

The vulnerability is reported in cscopf.ocx version 1.0.1.8. Please
see the vendor's advisory for a list of affected Cisco Adaptive
Security Appliances versions.

SOLUTION:
Update Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances to a fixed version and
update the ActiveX Control (please see the vendor's advisory for
details).

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Cisco:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120314-asaclient

US-CERT:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339177

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