CVE-2008-1159
HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the SSH server in Cisco IOS 12.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device restart) via unknown vectors, aka Bug ID (1) CSCsk42419, (2) CSCsk60020, and (3) CSCsh51293.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C- EPSS score
- 2.5% (84th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1168)
- Published
- May 22, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1168 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- cisco / ios s
- cisco / ios t
- cisco / ios xr
- cisco / ios xr
Certified products that may be affected
1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Cisco Network Convergence System 540, 5500 and 5700 (NCS540, NCS5500, NCS5700) Series running IOS-XR, version 7.4.1 - Cisco Systems, Inc. - Common Criteria NSCIB-CC-23-0597525-CR - active
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30322(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020073
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a008099567f.shtml(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1605/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42563
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5486
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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