CVE-2008-1156

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.0, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 allows remote attackers to create "extra multicast states on the core routers" via a crafted Multicast Distribution Tree (MDT) Data Join message.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.02% 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/41468 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080326-mvpn.shtml patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28464 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29507 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019715 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5648 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1156?
CVE-2008-1156 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1156?
To fix CVE-2008-1156, 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-2008-1156 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1156 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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