CVE-2009-0638

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-0638
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-08-21 11:02:41 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 6500 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Catalyst 7600 All All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.1_\(0.208\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.2\(1\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.3 All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 2.3\(1\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.1 All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.1\(5\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.1\(6\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.2 All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.2\(1\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.2\(2\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 3.2\(3\) All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 4.0 All All All
Hardware Cisco Firewall Services Module 4.0\(4\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Cisco Firewall Services Module ICMP Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Cisco Security Advisory: Firewall Services Module Crafted ICMP Message Vulnerability - Cisco Systems af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.cisco.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Cisco Firewall Services Module ICMP Packet Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Cisco Firewall Services Module ICMP Message Denial of Service - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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