CVE-2009-5038 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA does not properly handle IRC traffic during a specific time period after an initial reload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via an attempted connection to a certain IRC server, related to a "corrupted magic value," aka Bug ID CSCso05336.

Published: 2011-01-07

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2009-4996	Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA does not properly handle IRC traffic during a specific time period after an initial reload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via an attempted connection to a certain IRC server, related to a "corrupted magic value," aka Bug ID CSCso05336.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00851.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682

History

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Cisco Ios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-01-07T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T07:24:54.046Z

Reserved: 2011-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-5038

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-01-07T19:00:02.360

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2009-5038

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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