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TI-2009-04793 Aliases CVE-2009-5038GHSA-p246-42mx-3wpf

Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA does not properly handle IRC traffic during a specific time…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA does not properly handle IRC traffic during a specific time period after an initial reload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via an attempted connection to a certain IRC server, related to a "corrupted magic value," aka Bug ID CSCso05336.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03118 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 15.0\(1\)xaVulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 15.0\(1\)xa Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-5038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p246-42mx-3wpf

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-00138 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09019 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-02977 Improper input validation in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-00135 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04499 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-04498 Memory corruption in Cisco IOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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