CVE-2008-2060 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Cisco Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) versions 5.x before 5.1(8)E2 and 6.x before 6.0(5)E2. When inline mode and jumbo Ethernet support are enabled, remote attackers can trigger a denial of service (panic) and potentially bypass network restrictions by sending a specific series of jumbo Ethernet frames. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, medium complexity, and potential for complete system availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:intrusion_prevention_system:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
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