# CVE-2008-2734: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA devices configured for clientless SSL VPN by sending crafted packets that trigger a memory leak.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8756-x628-mfxg

## What is CVE-2008-2734?

CVE-2008-2734 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

Memory leak in the crypto functionality in Cisco 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 clientless SSL VPN endpoint, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and VPN hang) via a crafted SSL or HTTP packet, aka Bug ID CSCso66472.

Weakness: CWE-399

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2734?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-2734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1155/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-1157](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1157/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-1158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1158/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2009-1159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1159/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2008-2732](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2732/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2734 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-2734 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2734/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2734
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2734
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2734

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2734/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.