CVE-2007-0965

Cisco FWSM 3.x before 3.1(3.2), when authentication is configured to use "aaa authentication match" or "aaa authentication include", allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reboot) via a long HTTP request.

Published: 2007-02-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0965 is rated Moderate Risk (58/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.81%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0965

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.49% 1.81% +0.32%
2 2025-10-05 1.23% 1.49% +0.26%
3 2025-08-13 1.23%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0965

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0965

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0965

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco firewall_services_module 3.1 cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0965

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