CVE-2008-2171

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in AlaxalA AX routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped session) via crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6372.

Category

7.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.57% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1407/references vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-79UV2A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28999 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30054 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/929656 third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2171?
CVE-2008-2171 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2171?
To fix CVE-2008-2171, 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-2008-2171 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2171 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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