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CVE-2008-3816

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 Series and PIX Security Appliances 7.2(4)9 and 7.2(4)10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted IPv6 packet.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Cisco — Adaptive Security Appliance 5500 SeriesCisco — PIX Security Appliance

CWEs

References

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