Cisco PIX/ASA prior 8.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco PIX and ASA and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-2057. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

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 databases at X-Force (42837), OSVDB (46026†), Secunia (SA30552†), SecurityTracker (ID 1020180†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-18551†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-42663, VDB-42662, VDB-42660 and VDB-42659. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PIX/ASA 8.0

Timelineinfo

05/02/2008 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42661
X-Force: 42837
Secunia: 30552
OSVDB: 46026 - CVE-2008-2057 - Cisco - ASA and PIX - Denial-of-service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020180
Vulnerability Center: 18551 - [cisco-sa-20080604-asa] Cisco PIX\\ASA Instant Messenger (IM) Inspection Engine Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1750

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 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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