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CVE-2015-4238

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

The SNMP implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 8.4(7) and 8.6(1.2) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device reload) by sending many SNMP requests during a time of high network traffic, aka Bug ID CSCul02601.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Cisco — Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CWEs

References

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          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C",
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  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:26:58.717",
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