CVE-2009-0628 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IOS SSLVPN by abnormally disconnecting sessions, leading to memory exhaustion and device crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-0628?
CVE-2009-0628 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2009. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak in the SSLVPN feature in Cisco IOS 12.3 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device crash) by disconnecting an SSL session in an abnormal manner, leading to a Transmission Control Block (TCB) leak.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0628?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2009-0628?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0628 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-2009-0628 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0628 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6q5-7686-4mrq.