CVE-2008-1152 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco IOS devices via crafted DLSw packets, requiring network administrators to apply vendor patches.
- 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-2008-1152?
CVE-2008-1152 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 27 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The data-link switching (DLSw) component in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart or memory consumption) via crafted (1) UDP port 2067 or (2) IP protocol 91 packets.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1152?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Cisco Ios, Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1152 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-2008-1152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx4j-m8xg-9rjj.