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CVE-2009-5040

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-5040 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco IOS before version 15.0(1)XA when running CallManager Express (CME). An authenticated remote attacker can crash the device by manipulating the SNR number change menu on an extension mobility (EM) phone. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8, indicating high severity due to its potential for complete system unavailability with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 15.0xaCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2\(2\)22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:7.2\(2\)22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
78.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0201 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 21,977 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/64681
cisco.com / en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
securityfocus.com / bid/45765