CVE-2008-2060

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-06-18 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) 5.x before 5.1(8)E2 and 6.x before 6.0(5)E2, when inline mode and jumbo Ethernet support are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (panic), and possibly bypass intended restrictions on network traffic, via a "specific series of jumbo Ethernet frames."

Affected products

Cisco Intrusion Prevention System: 5.1, 6.0

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/30767
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809b3842.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29791
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020326
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1872/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43166
http://secunia.com/advisories/30767
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00809b3842.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29791
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020326
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1872/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43166

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