CVE-2009-1157

Description

Memory leak on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 7.0 before 7.0(8)6, 7.1 before 7.1(2)82, 7.2 before 7.2(4)30, 8.0 before 8.0(4)28, and 8.1 before 8.1(2)19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a crafted TCP packet.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 7.21% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0981	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34429	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a994f6.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34607	third party advisory
http://osvdb.org/53445	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022015	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1157?: CVE-2009-1157 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1157?: To fix CVE-2009-1157, 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-2009-1157 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-1157 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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