CVE-2008-2059 describes a vulnerability in Cisco ASA and PIX security appliances running 8.0.x before 8.0(3)9, allowing remote attackers to bypass control-plane ACLs. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact, requiring no authentication or complex conditions. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_security_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_software:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.