CVE-2010-4681

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-01-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software before 8.2(3) allows remote attackers to bypass SMTP inspection via vectors involving a prepended space character, aka Bug ID CSCte14901.

Affected products

Cisco 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance: all versions
Cisco ASA Software: through 8.2\(2\); 7.0, 7.0(0), 7.0(2), 7.0(4), 7.0(5), 7.0(5.2) (+49)
Cisco Asa 5500: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42931
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/release/notes/asarn82.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45767
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64607
http://secunia.com/advisories/42931
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/security/asa/asa82/release/notes/asarn82.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45767
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024963
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64607

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