Is CVE-2008-3798 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-3798 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-3798?

CVE-2008-3798 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-3798

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 3.2%EU EUVD

Cisco IOS 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) via a normal, properly formed SSL packet that occurs during termination of an SSL session.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 3.2% (88th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-3784)
Published: September 26, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3784 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / ios
cisco / ios

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31990(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a0146c.shtml(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020930(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670(Permissions Required)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6087(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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