CVE-2009-2055 (GCVE-0-2009-2055)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-08-19 17:00 – Updated: 2026-01-12 20:39
VLAI CISA Previdian
Summary
Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a BGP UPDATE message with an invalid attribute, as demonstrated in the wild on 17 August 2009.
SSVC
Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-08 17:41 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
References
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2009-2055

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25

Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability | Affected: Cisco / IOS XR | Description: Cisco IOS XR,when BGP is the configured routing feature, allows remote attackers to cause a denial-of-service (DoS). | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2022-04-15 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2055

Evidence

Type: Vendor Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 80%

Source: cisa-kev


Details
Cwes CWE-20
Feed CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Product IOS XR
Due Date 2022-04-15
Date Added 2022-03-25
Vendorproject Cisco
Vulnerabilityname Cisco IOS XR Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Knownransomwarecampaignuse Unknown

References

Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC | Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2009-2055

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2022-03-25
Asserted: 2022-03-25

Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a BGP UPDATE message with an invalid... | Affected: Cisco / IOS XR | CVSS: 5.9 (MEDIUM) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel


Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a BGP UPDATE message with an invalid...
Vendor Cisco
Product IOS XR
Added Date 2022-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 5.9
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev False

References

Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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