Low severity · published Aug 12, 1998
CVE-1999-0159
Attackers can crash a Cisco IOS router or device, provided they can get to an interactive prompt (such as a login)
3.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Attackers can crash a Cisco IOS router or device, provided they can get to an interactive prompt (such as a login). This applies to some IOS 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x releases.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 66% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
Ios · Cisco
9.1; 11.0(20.3); 11.1(15)ca; 11.1(16); 11.1(16)aa; 11.1(16)ia; +10 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0159
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0159
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0159
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