CVE-2008-1150 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Virtual Private Dial-up Network (VPDN) component of Cisco IOS, affecting versions prior to 12.3. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by initiating a series of PPTP sessions, leading to resource exhaustion due to persistent interface descriptor block data structures. With a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with medium attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations should ensure their Cisco IOS installations are updated to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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