CVE-2009-0638: cisco firewall_services_module
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-0638 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in cisco firewall_services_module. EPSS estimates a 2.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 20-08-2009PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 2.x, 3.1 before 3.1(16), 3.2 before 3.2(13), and 4.0 before 4.0(6) for Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches and Cisco 7600 routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic-handling outage) via a series of malformed ICMP messages.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
2.85%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.85% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Cisco1 product
- firewall_services_module2.1_\(0.208\) | 2.2 | 2.2\(1\) | 2.3 | 2.3\(1\) | 3.1 | 3.1\(5\) | 3.1\(6\) | 3.2 | 3.2\(1\) | 3.2\(2\) | 3.2\(3\) | 4.0 | 4.0\(4\)
1 vendor · 1 product
References
6 links- www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af0d1d.shtmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCOPatch