CVE-2008-3808 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted PIM packets, requiring network administrators to patch Cisco IOS devices.

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-2008-3808?

CVE-2008-3808 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 26 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3808?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2008-3808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3808 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-2008-3808 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3808 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-936r-ppwc-wcpc.

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