CVE-2008-2441

Description

Cisco Secure ACS 3.x before 3.3(4) Build 12 patch 7, 4.0.x, 4.1.x before 4.1(4) Build 13 Patch 11, and 4.2.x before 4.2(0) Build 124 Patch 4 does not properly handle an EAP Response packet in which the value of the length field exceeds the actual packet length, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (CSRadius and CSAuth service crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RADIUS (1) EAP-Response/Identity, (2) EAP-Response/MD5, or (3) EAP-Response/TLS Message Attribute packet.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.20% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020814 vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sr-20080903-csacs.shtml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31731 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4216 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495937/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30997 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44871 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2441?
CVE-2008-2441 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2441?
To fix CVE-2008-2441, 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-2008-2441 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2441 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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