Denial of Service Vulnerability in Avici Routers
CVE-2008-2169

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Hitachi
Status
Gr2000
Gr4000
Gr3000
Router
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 May 2008

What is CVE-2008-2169?

An unspecified vulnerability in Avici routers can be exploited by remote attackers through crafted BGP UPDATE messages. This exploitation may cause denial of service conditions by leading to dropped sessions and can result in route flapping, impacting network stability. This issue is believed to be connected to other vulnerabilities identified in previous advisories.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28999
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/929656
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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