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CVE-2007-0917

The Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) feature for Cisco IOS 12.4XE to 12.3T allows remote attackers to bypass IPS signatures that use regular expressions via fragmented packets.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-0917 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-02-14T02:28:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3t	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xq	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xr	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xs	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xw	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xx	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3xy	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3ya	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yd	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yg	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yh	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yi	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yj	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yk	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3ym	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yq	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3ys	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yt	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yx	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.3yz	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4mr	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4t	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4xa	Yes
Operating System	cisco	ios	12.4xb	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/33052 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/24142 ([email protected])
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807e0a5b.shtml ([email protected])
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a00807e0a5e.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22549 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017631 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0597 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32473 ([email protected])
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5858 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/33052 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/24142 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00807e0a5b.shtml (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a00807e0a5e.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22549 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017631 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0597 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32473 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5858 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.