CVE-2009-5038

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.

CVSS v2.0 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:11

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory~~	() http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2011-01-07 19:00

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2009-5038

Mitre link : CVE-2009-5038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-5038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cisco

ios

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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