Resource exhaustion in Cisco Cbr-8 Converged Broadband Router
CVE-2019-12659
A vulnerability in the HTTP server code of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the HTTP server to crash. The vulnerability is due to a logical error in the logging mechanism. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a high amount of long-lived connections to the HTTP service on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the HTTP server to crash.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Cisco Cbr-8 Converged Broadband Router
- Cisco iOS Xe Software 3.2.0ja — versions unspecified
- Cisco iOS Xe — versions 16.10.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190925… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12659?
- CVE-2019-12659 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Cbr-8 Converged Broadband Router, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12659?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.