CVE-2008-1150

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-03-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

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.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: through 12.2

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29507
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41484
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5598
http://secunia.com/advisories/29507
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460

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