CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco PIX and ASA (Firewall Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
The Instant Messenger (IM) inspection engine in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco PIX security appliance 7.2.x before 7.2(4), 8.0.x before 8.0(3)10, and 8.1.x before 8.1(1)2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.
The bug was discovered 06/04/2008. The weakness was released 06/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-2057. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 (42837). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 42663, 42662, 42660 and 42659.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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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-2008-2057 (🔍)
X-Force: 42837
SecurityTracker: 1020180
Vulnerability Center: 18551 - [cisco-sa-20080604-asa] Cisco PIX\\ASA Instant Messenger (IM) Inspection Engine Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Secunia: 30552
OSVDB: 46026 - CVE-2008-2057 - Cisco - ASA and PIX - Denial-of-service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1750
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/01/2021 08:16
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (54), 08/11/2019 10:20 (9), 08/01/2021 08:16 (3)
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