PT-2008-2745 · Cisco · Cisco Ios

Published 2008-03-27 · Updated 2017-09-29 · CVE-2008-1151

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco IOS versions prior to 12.3

Description The issue is related to a memory leak in the virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component. This leak allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by consuming memory via a series of PPTP sessions. The problem is associated with "dead memory" that remains allocated after process termination.

Recommendations For versions prior to 12.3, update to version 12.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1151

Affected Products

Cisco Ios

References · 9

• http://cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtml · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1151 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28460 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41483 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5287 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29507 · Note