CVE-2007-2463 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by triggering a device reload via VPN connection termination and password expiry vectors.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2463?
CVE-2007-2463 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, published on 2 May 2007. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and PIX 7.1 before 7.1(2)49 and 7.2 before 7.2(2)17 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via unknown vectors related to VPN connection termination and password expiry.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2463?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Cisco Pix.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2463?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2463 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-2007-2463 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2463 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwh9-qmwh-9j93.