Description
Attackers can crash a Cisco IOS router or device, provided they can get to an interactive prompt (such as a login). This applies to some IOS 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x releases.
Published: 1999-09-29
Score: 3.5 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-1999-0159 Attackers can crash a Cisco IOS router or device, provided they can get to an interactive prompt (such as a login). This applies to some IOS 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x releases.
History

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-400
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-08-27T18:38:54.613Z

Reserved: 1999-06-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-0159

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T16:27:57.802Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-08-12T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-1999-0159

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses