The Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 2.x, 3.1 before 3.1(16), 3.2 before 3.2(13)…
Priority LOW 39Published · 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
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02853 86th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.1_\(0.208\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1_(0.208) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1(5) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1(6) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(1) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.1_\(0.208\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1_(0.208) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:2.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1(5) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.1\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1(6) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(1) Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(2) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2(3) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:4.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0(4) | Vulnerable | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
| cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_7600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Cisco |
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:firewall_services_module:4.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0(4) Vulnerable ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6500:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
- cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_7600:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-0638
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jmpc-v965-868j
References
More Cisco Firewall Services Module 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-2007-00941 Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) before 2.3(4.7) and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2011-00330 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 7.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-05354 Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.2(1), and 3.1(5) and earlier, allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-00935 Cisco PIX 500 and ASA 5500 Series Security Appliances 7.0 before 7.0(4.14) and 7.1 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2009-0638 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-0638 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jmpc-v965-868j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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