CVE-2008-3818 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service by sending a crafted TCP session to Cisco ONS optical network 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-2008-3818?
CVE-2008-3818 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco ONS 15310-CL, 15310-MA, 15327, 15454, 15454 SDH, and 15600 with software 7.0.2 through 7.0.6, 7.2.2, 8.0.x, 8.5.1, and 8.5.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (control-card reset) via a crafted TCP session.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3818?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ons, Cisco Ons 15600.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3818?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3818 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-2008-3818 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3818 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qxh8-mhf2-5j46.