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CVE-2009-5038

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 3.18%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2011-01-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Cisco. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2009-5038
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
3.18%
Cisco

Original NVD Description

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.