CVE-2010-2820 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a device reload and denial of service on Cisco FWSM modules by sending crafted SunRPC messages.

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-2010-2820?

CVE-2010-2820 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the SunRPC inspection feature on the Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) with software 3.1 before 3.1(17.2), 3.2 before 3.2(16.1), 4.0 before 4.0(10.1), and 4.1 before 4.1(1.1) for Catalyst 6500 series switches and 7600 series routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SunRPC messages, aka Bug ID CSCte61662.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-2820?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Firewall Services Module, Cisco Firewall Services Module Software.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-2820 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-2010-2820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-2820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfhg-vg7f-729c.

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