CVE-2008-1159 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and device restart in Cisco IOS SSH servers via unspecified vectors.
- 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-2008-1159?
CVE-2008-1159 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios Xr, published on 22 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the SSH server in Cisco IOS 12.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via unknown vectors, aka Bug ID (1) CSCsk42419, (2) CSCsk60020, and (3) CSCsh51293.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1159?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Ios S, Cisco Ios T, Cisco Ios Xr.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1159 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-2008-1159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g9x2-362f-ghjp.