National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-3809

Overview

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) devices (aka 12000 Series routers) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) packet.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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External Source: CISCO

Name: 20080924 Multiple Multicast Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS Software

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01491.shtml

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2670

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2670

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16638

Hyperlink:http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16638

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31990

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31990

External Source: OVAL

Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5477

Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5477