CVE-2008-2056 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 4 Jun 2008 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending crafted TLS packets to Cisco ASA and PIX security appliances.

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-2008-2056?

CVE-2008-2056 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, published on 4 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco PIX security appliance 8.0.x before 8.0(3)9 and 8.1.x before 8.1(1)1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted Transport Layer Security (TLS) packet to the device interface.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2056?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Cisco Pix Security Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2008-2056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2056 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-2008-2056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xqm4-583q-pcjw.