CVE-2008-1156

Unspecified vulnerability in the Multicast Virtual Private Network (MVPN) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.0, 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 allows remote attackers to create "extra multicast states on the core routers" via a crafted Multicast Distribution Tree (MDT) Data Join message.

Published: 2008-03-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1156 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1156

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.79% 2.71% +1.91%
2 2025-11-26 0.92% 0.79% -0.13%
3 2025-10-19 0.92%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1156

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.1 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
4.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1156

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1156

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco cisco_ios 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ios:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco cisco_ios 12.4 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:cisco_ios:12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.0 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco ios 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1156

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