CVE-2008-2739
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and...
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
- Record
CVE-2008-2739- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
- Record
CVE-2008-2739- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2732 No score
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2732- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x69-mjh4-vwh4 No score
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and...
The SERVICE.DNS signature engine in the Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash or hang) via network traffic that triggers unspecified IPS signatures, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447.
- Record
GHSA-3x69-mjh4-vwh4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2739 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Cisco Ios, published September 26, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.68%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080a01556.shtml
secunia.com/advisories/31990
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6058
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2670
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2739
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x69-mjh4-vwh4