CVE-2008-3807 describes a critical vulnerability in Cisco IOS 12.2 and 12.3 on uBR10012 series devices, where linecard redundancy configuration inadvertently activates a read/write SNMP service with the default "private" community string. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain administrative access by guessing this weak community string and sending malicious SNMP requests. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2bcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2bc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2cxCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2cx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2cyCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2cy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2xfCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2xf:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.3bcCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3bc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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