CVE-2008-2060 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service and potentially bypass network restrictions in Cisco IPS by sending specific jumbo Ethernet frames when inline mode is enabled.
- 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-2008-2060?
CVE-2008-2060 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jun 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x before 5.1(8)E2 and 6.x before 6.0(5)E2, when inline mode and jumbo Ethernet support are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic), and possibly bypass intended restrictions on network traffic, via a "specific series of jumbo Ethernet frames."
Weakness: CWE-16
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2060?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Intrusion Prevention System.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2060?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2060 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-2008-2060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vjff-mhv7-25px.