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GHSA-WRP8-556F-JX6R

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-04-30 18:10 – Updated: 2025-08-27 21:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

3.5 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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  "modified": "2025-08-27T21:31:34Z",
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CVE-1999-0159 (GCVE-0-1999-0159)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 1999-09-29 04:00 – Updated: 2025-08-27 18:38

Summary

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.

Severity ?

3.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

URL

Tags

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…

x_refsource_MISC

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GHSA-WRP8-556F-JX6R

CVE-1999-0159 (GCVE-0-1999-0159)

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