7.8
HIGH
CVE-2008-3799
Cisco SIP VoIP Denial of Service Memory Leak
Description

Memory leak in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.2 through 12.4, when VoIP is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and voice-service outage) via unspecified valid SIP messages.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2008, 4:21 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3799 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco ios
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-3799 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/31990
    Added Reference http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01562.shtml
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020939
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5927
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31990 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31990 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01562.shtml Patch http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01562.shtml Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020939 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020939 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5927 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5927 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-399
    Added CWE NIST CWE-772
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5927 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5927 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.86 }} -0.06%

score

0.72909

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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