CVE-2007-0959 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 Series Security Appliances running software version 7.2.2. Remote attackers can trigger a device reboot by sending malformed TCP packets when the appliance is configured to inspect specific TCP-based protocols. This vulnerability has a high severity CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.2\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:asa_5500:7.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.2\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:pix_firewall_software:7.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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