CVE-2008-1151 : Memory leak in the virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component in Cisco IOS

Memory leak in the virtual private dial-up network (VPDN) component in Cisco IOS before 12.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a series of PPTP sessions, related to "dead memory" that remains allocated after process termination, aka bug ID CSCsj58566.

Published 2008-03-27 17:44:00

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source Cisco Systems, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-1151

Cisco » IOS
Versions up to, including, (<=) 12.2
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1151

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1.01%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 75 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1151

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.1	HIGH	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C	8.6	6.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Complete

CWE ids for CVE-2008-1151

CWE-399

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

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