CVE-2008-0537 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco devices using MPLS VPN and OSPF sham-link configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0537?
CVE-2008-0537 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Supervisor Engine 32 (Sup32), Supervisor Engine 720 (Sup720), and Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720) for multiple Cisco products, when using Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN and OSPF sham-link, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked queue, device restart, or memory leak) via unknown vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0537?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Route Switch Processor, Cisco Supervisor Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0537?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0537 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0537 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0537 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x27-pvp2-3h6m.