CVE-2008-2739

Description

The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.82% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01556.shtml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6058	signature vdb entry broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670	third party advisory vdb entry permissions required

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2739?: CVE-2008-2739 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2739?: To fix CVE-2008-2739, 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-2008-2739 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2739 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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