CVE-2008-1151

Description

Memory leak in the virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component in Cisco IOS before 12.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of PPTP sessions, related to "dead memory" that remains allocated after process termination, aka bug ID CSCsj58566.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41483 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtml vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/29507 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5287 signature vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1151?
CVE-2008-1151 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1151?
To fix CVE-2008-1151, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1151 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1151 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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