The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cau…

published 2015-11-25 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-6321

cvss: 6.8; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
public exploits: 0; none known

The XML parser in the management interface in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a crafted XML document, aka Bug ID CSCut14223.

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Exploit prediction

1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.8	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20151123-asa
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1034251
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-6379
NVD CVE-2015-6379

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