CVE-2008-2057: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Instant Messenger (IM) inspection engine in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco PIX security appliance 7.2.x before 7.2(4), 8.0.x before 8.0(3)10, and 8.1.x before 8.1(1)2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted packet.

Affected products

  • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software: version 7.2.2 only; version 8.0 only
  • Cisco Pix Security Appliance: version 7.2 only; version 8.0 only

Published 2008-06-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.