CVE-2008-3798
Cisco IOS 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a normal, properly formed SSL packet that occurs during termination of an SSL session.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cisco IOS 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a normal, properly formed SSL packet that occurs during termination of an SSL session.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.16% probability · 88th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cisco/ios
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
EPSS 3.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31990Third Party Advisory
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a0146c.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020930Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670Permissions Required
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6087Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31990Third Party Advisory
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a0146c.shtmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020930Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670Permissions Required
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6087Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.