CVE-2008-2056

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-04 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco PIX security appliance 8.0.x before 8.0(3)9 and 8.1.x before 8.1(1)1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted Transport Layer Security (TLS) packet to the device interface.

Affected products

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance: 8.1
Cisco ASA Software: 8.0
Cisco Pix Security Appliance: 8.0, 8.1

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30552
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809a8354.shtml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020178
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020179
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1750/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42836
http://secunia.com/advisories/30552
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809a8354.shtml
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020178
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020179
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1750/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42836

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