CVE-2009-1157 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gfg2-qwmm-84qp.

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