CVE-2009-1157 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco ASA and PIX appliances via crafted TCP packets, requiring firmware upgrades.
- 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-2009-1157?
CVE-2009-1157 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory leak on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 7.0 before 7.0(8)6, 7.1 before 7.1(2)82, 7.2 before 7.2(4)30, 8.0 before 8.0(4)28, and 8.1 before 8.1(2)19 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or device reload) via a crafted TCP packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1157?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance 5500, Cisco Pix.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1157 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-2009-1157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gfg2-qwmm-84qp.