# CVE-2008-3817: 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) allo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31865
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32392
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5597
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46027
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021088
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a183ba.shtml
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2899

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