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6.7 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX and ASA (Firewall Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco PIX security appliance 7.1.x before 7.1(2)70, 7.2.x before 7.2(4), and 8.0.x before 8.0(3)10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted TCP ACK packet to the device interface.
The bug was discovered 06/04/2008. The weakness was shared 06/04/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-2055 since 05/02/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept.
Upgrading to version 8.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (42835). The entries 42663, 42662, 42661 and 42660 are related to this item.
Product
Type
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Name
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploiting
Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: PIX/ASA 8.0
Timeline
05/02/2008 🔍06/04/2008 🔍
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06/10/2008 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-2055 (🔍)
X-Force: 42835
SecurityTracker: 1020176
Vulnerability Center: 18548 - [cisco-sa-20080604-asa] Cisco PIX\\ASA Allows Remote DoS via Crafted TCP ACK Packets, Low
Secunia: 30552
OSVDB: 46024 - CVE-2008-2055 - Cisco - ASA - Denial-of-service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1750
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/11/2019 10:09
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (54), 08/11/2019 10:09 (10)
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