CVE-2008-2169 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Avici routers by sending crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping and dropped sessions.
- 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-2008-2169?
CVE-2008-2169 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Avici routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped session) via crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6372.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2169?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Avici Router, Hitachi Gr2000, Hitachi Gr3000, Hitachi Gr4000.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-2169 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-2008-2169 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-2169 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9j8-c5hv-crc7.