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TI-2008-02616 Aliases CVE-2008-2739GHSA-3x69-mjh4-vwh4

The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS…

Priority LOW 39Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02678 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3tVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3xlVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3xqVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3xrVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3xsVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3xxVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3ya:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3yaVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3ydVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3ygVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3yhVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3t:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3t Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xl:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3xl Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xq:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3xq Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xr:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3xr Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xs:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3xs Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3xx:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3xx Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3ya:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3ya Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yd:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yd Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yg:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yg Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yh:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yh Vulnerable ·Cisco
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3yiVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3ykVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3ys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3ysVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3ytVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3za:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.3zaVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xaVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xcVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xeVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xfVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xj:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xjVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xkVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xtVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*12.4xvVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yi:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yi Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yk:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yk Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3ys:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3ys Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3yt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3yt Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3za:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.3za Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xa:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xa Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xc Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xe Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xf:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xf Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xj:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xj Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xk:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xk Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xt Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4xv:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.4xv Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2739
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3x69-mjh4-vwh4

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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