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CVE-2008-2171 (GCVE-0-2008-2171)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-13 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:49
VLAI
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in AlaxalA AX routers allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (dropped session) via crafted BGP UPDATE messages, leading to route flapping, possibly a related issue to CVE-2007-6372.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1407… vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MIMG-79UV2A x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28999 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/30054 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/929656 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Date Public
2008-05-06 00:00
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