CVE-2007-0479

Description

Memory leak in the TCP listener in Cisco IOS 9.x, 10.x, 11.x, and 12.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending crafted TCP traffic to an IPv4 address on the IOS device.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.92% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/217912	third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31716	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23867	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22208	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/32093	vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5080	vdb entry signature
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017551	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-024A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0329	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807cb0e4.shtml	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-0479?: CVE-2007-0479 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-0479?: To fix CVE-2007-0479, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-0479 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-0479 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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