CVE-2007-0959

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-02-16 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 Series Security Appliances 7.2.2, when configured to inspect certain TCP-based protocols, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via malformed TCP packets.

Affected products

Cisco Asa 5500: 7.2(2)
Cisco Pix Firewall Software: 7.2(2)

References

http://osvdb.org/33062
http://secunia.com/advisories/24160
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807e2484.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22562
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017651
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017652
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0608
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32488
http://osvdb.org/33062
http://secunia.com/advisories/24160
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807e2484.shtml

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