Cisco PIX 7.2/8.0/8.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco PIX 7.2/8.0/8.1. It has been declared as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2008-2733. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Cisco PIX 7.2/8.0/8.1 (Firewall Software). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Cisco PIX and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 devices 7.2 before 7.2(4)2, 8.0 before 8.0(3)14, and 8.1 before 8.1(1)4, when configured as a client VPN endpoint, do not properly process IPSec client authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted authentication attempt, aka Bug ID CSCso69942.

The bug was discovered 09/03/2008. The weakness was released 09/04/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-2733 since 06/16/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44867), SecurityFocus (BID 30998†), OSVDB (47921†), Secunia (SA31730†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020810†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-43899, VDB-43898, VDB-43897 and VDB-43895. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PIX 8.1

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-2733 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-2733
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43896
X-Force: 44867
SecurityFocus: 30998 - Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA Multiple Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31730 - Cisco ASA and PIX Security Appliances Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 47921 - Cisco PIX and ASA IPSec client authentication denial of service
SecurityTracker: 1020810
Vulnerability Center: 19365 - [cisco-sa-20080903-asa] Cisco PIX / ASA IPSec Client Authentication Processing Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 14:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (70), 08/16/2019 14:34 (3)
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