CVE-2008-3809

N/A Unknown

Published: September 26, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 on Gigabit Switch Router (GSR) devices (aka 12000 Series routers) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a malformed Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) packet.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31990

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Third Party Advisory

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16638

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01491.shtml

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31356

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020936

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Permissions Required

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5477

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/31990