CVE-2008-2733 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA devices configured as VPN endpoints via crafted IPSec authentication attempts.
- 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-2008-2733?
CVE-2008-2733 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco PIX and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) 5500 devices 7.2 before 7.2(4)2, 8.0 before 8.0(3)14, and 8.1 before 8.1(1)4, when configured as a client VPN endpoint, do not properly process IPSec client authentication, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted authentication attempt, aka Bug ID CSCso69942.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2733?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500, Cisco Pix.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2733?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2733 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-2008-2733 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2733 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfqx-vp9r-hwg6.