CVE-2009-2868 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.2 through 12.4, specifically when certificate-based authentication is enabled for IKE. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service by exhausting Phase 1 Security Associations through crafted requests. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a complete loss of availability. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2exCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2ex:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2iraCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2ira:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2irbCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2irb:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2ircCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2irc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2sbCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2sb:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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