CVE-2007-0959 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 Series Security Appliances 7.2.2, when configured to inspect certain TCP-based protocols, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via malformed TCP packets.

Published: 2007-02-16

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 2.8% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5500:7.2\(2\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:7.2\(2\):::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2007-0953	Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 Series Security Appliances 7.2.2, when configured to inspect certain TCP-based protocols, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via malformed TCP packets.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02763.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/33062
http://secunia.com/advisories/24160
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807e2484.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017652
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32488

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Asa 5500 Pix Firewall Software

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:34:21.377Z

Reserved: 2007-02-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-0959

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-02-16T00:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-0959

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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