CVE-2008-3805

Description

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 on Cisco 10000, uBR10012 and uBR7200 series devices handles external UDP packets that are sent to 127.0.0.0/8 addresses intended for IPC communication within the device, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device or linecard reload) via crafted UDP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3806.

8.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.43% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5910	vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020935	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670	vdb entry permissions required
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a014ae.shtml	vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16646	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3805?: CVE-2008-3805 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3805?: To fix CVE-2008-3805, 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-2008-3805 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3805 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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