CVE-2019-1711
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Event Management Service daemon (emsd) of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of gRPC requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly sending unauthenticated gRPC requests to the affected device. A successful exploit could cause the emsd process to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. Resolved in Cisco IOS XR 6.5.1 and later.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco IOS XR Softwarecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-20190417-ios-xr-dosCisco IOS XR gRPC Software Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-04-17csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Event Management Service daemon (emsd) of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of gRPC requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly sending unauthenticated gRPC requests to the affected device. A successful exploit could cause the emsd process to crash, resulting in a DoS condition. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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references (13)
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- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108017cnnvd
- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCve12615Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1711cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-asr9k-exrcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190417-ios-xr-doscnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-IOS-XR-denial-of-service-via-gRPC-29083cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/79286cnnvd
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