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CVE-2008-0537

Unspecified vulnerability in the Supervisor Engine 32 (Sup32), Supervisor Engine 720 (Sup720), and Route Switch Processor 720 (RSP720) for multiple Cisco products, when using Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN and OSPF sham-link, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (blocked queue, device restart, or memory leak) via unknown vectors.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-0537 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-03-27T10:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	cisco	7600_router	*	No
Hardware	cisco	catalyst_6500	*	No
Hardware	cisco	me_6524_ethernet_switch	*	No
Application	cisco	route_switch_processor	rsp720	Yes
Application	cisco	supervisor_engine	sup32	Yes
Application	cisco	supervisor_engine	sup720	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/29559 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080326-queue.shtml Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28463 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019716 ([email protected])
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1005/references ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41466 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/29559 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20080326-queue.shtml Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28463 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019716 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-087B.html US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1005/references (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41466 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.