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CVE-2009-2872

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 2.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-09-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It affects Cisco. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-2872
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.31%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.