CVE-2008-3817
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.020 · 80 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Memory leak in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 8.0 before 8.0(4) and 8.1 before 8.1(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via an unspecified sequence of packets, related to the "initialization code for the hardware crypto accelerator."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- cisco adaptive security appliance 5500 seriesall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:h:cisco:adaptive_security_appliance_5500_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32392enisa_euvd
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a183ba.shtmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31865enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021088enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2899enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46027enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5597enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32392nvd
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