CVE-2008-2739

N/A Unknown
Published: September 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01556.shtml
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6058
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01556.shtml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.7%
71th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

cisco