Cisco Integrated Management Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A vulnerability in the firmware signature checking program of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient checking of an input buffer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by passing a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could inhibit an administrator's ability to access the system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software) | 4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Cisco Unified Computing System (Management Software) VendorCisco Affected 4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1630
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mrx-h748-76v2
References
More Cisco Integrated Management Controller vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03016 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11007 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Supervisor SQL Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-02922 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-01259 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.0
- TI-2019-01258 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2019-01256 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2019-1630 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1630 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mrx-h748-76v2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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