By design, the "established" command on the Cisco PIX firewall allows connections from…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
By design, the "established" command on the Cisco PIX firewall allows connections from one host to arbitrary ports of a target host if an alternative conduit has already been allowed, which can cause administrators to configure less restrictive access controls than intended if they do not understand this functionality.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01878 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9q5w-4wqw-v6f6
References
More Cisco Pix Firewall vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00066 The do_change_cipher_spec function in OpenSSL 0.9.6c to 0.9.6k, and 0.9.7a to 0.9.7c… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00500 Cisco PIX/ASA 7.1.x before 7.1(2) and 7.0.x before 7.0(5), PIX 6.3.x before 6.3.5(112)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04242 The Downloadable RADIUS ACLs feature in Cisco PIX and VPN 3000 concentrators, when… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-00909 Cisco PIX firewall 5.x.x, and 6.3.1 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2004-00095 The SSL/TLS handshaking code in OpenSSL 0.9.7a, 0.9.7b, and 0.9.7c, when using Kerberos… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2000-00611 Cisco Secure PIX Firewall does not properly identify forged TCP Reset (RST) packets… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-1582 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9q5w-4wqw-v6f6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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