CVE-2009-2871 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Cisco IOS versions 12.2 and 12.4, impacting devices with SSLVPN, SSH, or IKE encrypted nonces enabled. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a crafted encrypted packet, leading to a denial of service through a device reload. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in a complete loss of availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2xnaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2xna:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2xnbCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2xnb:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2xncCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2xnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.2xndCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2xnd:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.4mdCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.4md:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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