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3 vulnerabilities found for pix_asa_finesse_operation_system by cisco
FKIE_CVE-2008-1246
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-10 17:44 - Updated: 2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
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References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | pix_asa_finesse_operation_system | 7.1 | |
| cisco | pix_asa_finesse_operation_system | 7.2 |
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CVE-2008-1246 (GCVE-0-2008-1246)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-10 17:00 – Updated: 2025-01-17 15:14 Disputed
VLAI?
Summary
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Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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CVE-2008-1246 (GCVE-0-2008-1246)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2008-03-10 17:00 – Updated: 2025-01-17 15:14 Disputed
VLAI?
Summary
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Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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