CVE-2007-0963 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a device reboot in Cisco FWSM by sending non-TCP/UDP packets when debug logging is enabled.
- 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-2007-0963?
CVE-2007-0963 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.x before 3.1(3.3), when set to log at the "debug" level, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) by sending packets that are not of a particular protocol such as TCP or UDP, which triggers the reboot during generation of Syslog message 710006.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0963?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Firewall Services Module.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0963?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0963 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-2007-0963 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0963 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gffw-m5rc-c67q.