CVE-2009-2872
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are...
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.
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Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.
- Record
CVE-2009-2872- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.
- Record
CVE-2009-2872- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2862 No score
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2862- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh9m-75gc-gjxq No score
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are...
Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.4, when IP-based tunnels and the Cisco Express Forwarding feature are enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a malformed packet that is not properly handled during switching from one tunnel to a second tunnel, aka Bug IDs CSCsh97579 and CSCsq31776.
- Record
GHSA-mh9m-75gc-gjxq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2872 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Cisco Ios, published September 28, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.31%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=18893
cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080af8115.shtml
securitytracker.com/id?1022930
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2759
osvdb.org/58333
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2872
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mh9m-75gc-gjxq