Description
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41483
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtml
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29507
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5287
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019714
Scores
EPSS
0.0189
EPSS Percentile
77.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
cisco/ios
< 12.2
Published
Mar 27, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026