CVE-2008-3819 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Cisco GSS dnsserver daemon via crafted DNS requests, causing denial of service.
- 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-2008-3819?
CVE-2008-3819 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dnsserver in Cisco Application Control Engine Global Site Selector (GSS) before 3.0(1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a series of crafted DNS requests, aka Bug ID CSCsj70093.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3819?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Cisco Gss 4480 Global Site Selector, Cisco Gss 4490 Global Site Selector, Cisco Gss 4491 Global Site Selector, Cisco Gss 4492r Global Site Selector.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3819?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3819 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-2008-3819 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3819 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v42f-ff8q-43hh.