7.8

CVE-2008-3817: cisco pix_security_appliance Resource Management Errors

Modified
Published 23-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3817 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco pix_security_appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
32/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 23-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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 metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.98% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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