CVE-2008-3812

Description

Cisco IOS 12.4, when IOS firewall Application Inspection Control (AIC) with HTTP Deep Packet Inspection is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed HTTP transit packet.

7.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.42% 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
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020929	vdb entry third party advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5302	vdb entry third party advisory signature
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01545.shtml	vendor advisory
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16661	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670	vdb entry permissions required
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31354	vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3812?: CVE-2008-3812 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3812?: To fix CVE-2008-3812, 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-2008-3812 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3812 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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