CVE-2007-0959 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reboot via malformed TCP packets when specific protocol inspection is enabled on Cisco firewalls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-0959?
CVE-2007-0959 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Asa 5500, published on 16 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0959?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Asa 5500, Cisco Pix Firewall Software.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-0959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Asa 5500
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jr9-pm2m-4f43.