CVE-2008-3817

Description

Memory leak in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 8.0 before 8.0(4) and 8.1 before 8.1(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an unspecified sequence of packets, related to the "initialization code for the hardware crypto accelerator."

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.48% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31865 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32392 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5597 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46027 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021088 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a183ba.shtml patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2899 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3817?
CVE-2008-3817 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3817?
To fix CVE-2008-3817, 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-2008-3817 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3817 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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