CVE-2007-5570 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 18 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted HTTPS request, requiring attention from network administrators using Cisco FWSM.

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-2007-5570?

CVE-2007-5570 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.2(1), and 3.1(5) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted HTTPS request, aka CSCsi77844.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5570?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Firewall Services Module.

How do I fix CVE-2007-5570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5570 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-2007-5570 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5570 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-39hh-ghcg-pg9w.