CVE-2008-2060

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x before 5.1(8)E2 and 6.x before 6.0(5)E2, when inline mode and jumbo Ethernet support are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic), and possibly bypass intended restrictions on network traffic, via a "specific series of jumbo Ethernet frames."

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809b3842.shtml patch vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020326 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29791 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1872/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30767 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43166 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2060?
CVE-2008-2060 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2060?
To fix CVE-2008-2060, 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-2008-2060 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2060 is being actively exploited. 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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