# CVE-2008-3806: Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 on Cisco 10000, uBR10012 and uBR7200 series devices handles external UDP packets that are sent to 127.0.0.0/8 ad

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-09-26 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4 on Cisco 10000, uBR10012 and uBR7200 series devices handles external UDP packets that are sent to 127.0.0.0/8 addresses intended for IPC communication within the device, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device or linecard reload) via crafted UDP packets, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-3805.

## What to do

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45592
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a014ae.shtml
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7123
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=16646

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