CVE - CVE-2009-5038

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-5038	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:45764 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45764 CONFIRM:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf XF:ciscoios-irctraffic-dos(64682) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64682
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20110107	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110107)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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