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 switche
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.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Aug 21, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.9% · 86th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
32
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | firewall services module | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module |
| cisco | catalyst 6500 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500 |
| cisco | catalyst 7600 | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_7600 |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- cisco firewall services module2.1_(0.208)
- cisco firewall services module2.2
- cisco firewall services module2.2(1)
- cisco firewall services module2.3
- cisco firewall services module2.3(1)
- cisco firewall services module3.1
- cisco firewall services module3.1(5)
- cisco firewall services module3.1(6)
- cisco firewall services module3.2
- cisco firewall services module3.2(1)
- cisco firewall services module3.2(2)
- cisco firewall services module3.2(3)
- cisco firewall services module4.0
- cisco firewall services module4.0(4)
Same product
cisco: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2007-0968Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) before 2.3(4.7) and 3.x before 3.1(3.1) causes the access control entries37Monitor
- CVE-2010-0151The Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 4.0 before 4.0(8), as used in for the Cisco Catalyst 6500 switches, Cisco 7600 routers, and ASA 5532Monitor
- CVE-2007-5570Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.2(1), and 3.1(5) and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) v32Monitor
- CVE-2007-0966Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.x before 3.1(3.11), when the HTTPS server is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of s32Monitor
- CVE-2007-0965Cisco FWSM 3.x before 3.1(3.2), when authentication is configured to use "aaa authentication match" or "aaa authentication include", allows 32Monitor
- CVE-2007-0963Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.x before 3.1(3.3), when set to log at the "debug" level, allows remote 32Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- secunia.com/advisories/36373
- securitytracker.com/id?1022747
- www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af0d1d.shtml
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36085
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2329
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52591
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.