Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-1151
CVE-2008-1151
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=12.2
- (no CPE)range: <12.3
Patches
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References
8- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
- secunia.com/advisories/29507nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080969862.shtmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28460nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1006/referencesnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41483nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5287nvd
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