CVE-2008-3817 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Cisco ASA 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances running specific 8.0 and 8.1 firmware versions. This flaw, related to the hardware crypto accelerator's initialization, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by exhausting device memory through an unspecified packet sequence. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and no authentication, leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_security_appliance:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:pix_security_appliance:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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