CVE-2019-1871 is a critical vulnerability affecting Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) that allows an authenticated, remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution with root privileges and cause a denial of service. The flaw stems from improper bounds checking during the import-config process, leading to a buffer overflow when processing malicious packets. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0\(1c\)hs3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:4.0\(1c\)hs3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0.0.0, < 3.0\(4k\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:integrated_management_controller_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0.0, < 4.0\(4b\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:integrated_management_controller_supervisor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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