CVE-2008-2733 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco PIX and ASA 5500 devices running specific versions of firmware (7.2 before 7.2(4)2, 8.0 before 8.0(3)14, and 8.1 before 8.1(1)4) when configured as a client VPN endpoint. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a device reload by sending a specially crafted IPSec client authentication attempt. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete denial-of-service impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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