What is CVE-2019-1965?

CVE-2019-1965 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco 7000_10-slot, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2019-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2019-1965?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Cisco 7000_10-slot

CVE-2019-1965

A vulnerability in the Virtual Shell (VSH) session management for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a VSH process to fail to delete upon termination. This can lead to a build-up of VSH processes th…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco 7000_10-slot
Cisco 7000_18-slot
Cisco 7000_4-slot
Cisco 7000_9-slot
Cisco 7700_10-slot
Cisco 7700_18-slot
Cisco 7700_2-slot
Cisco 7700_6-slot
Cisco Nx-os Software — versions unspecified
Cisco Mds_9132t

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1965?: CVE-2019-1965 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco 7000_10-slot, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2019-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2019-1965?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.