CVE-2019-12647

Description

A vulnerability in the Ident protocol handler of Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability exists because the affected software incorrectly handles memory structures, leading to a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a TCP connection to specific ports and sending traffic over that connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.16

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software IP Ident Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco IOSNCM
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software IP Ident Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco IOS XE SoftwareNCM
NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability (CVE-2019-12647)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706090Security Update for Cisco IOS Amsterdam-17.2.1r
PATCH-1706107Security Update for Cisco IOS XE Software 5.2(1)SV5(1.3a)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234