FKIE_CVE-2008-1150

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-03-27 17:44 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:51
Severity
Summary
The virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component in Cisco IOS before 12.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion) via a series of PPTP sessions, related to the persistence of interface descriptor block (IDB) data structures after process termination, aka bug ID CSCdv59309.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttp://secunia.com/advisories/29507
psirt@cisco.comhttp://securitytracker.com/id?1019714
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtmlPatch
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.htmlUS Government Resource
psirt@cisco.comhttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references
psirt@cisco.comhttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41484
psirt@cisco.comhttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5598
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29507
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtmlPatch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41484
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5598
Impacted products
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