CVE-2019-1806
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco Small Business Sx200, Sx300, Sx500, ESW2 Series Managed Switches and Small Business Sx250, Sx350, Sx550 Series Switches could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application of an affected device to cease processing traffic, resulting in the CPU utilization reaching one hundred percent. Manual intervention may be required before a device resumes normal operations. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) in SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious SNMP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to cease forwarding traffic, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco 550X Series Stackable Managed Switchescisco_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 · 6.8–7.7
ssvc
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affected products (115)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdosCisco Small Business Series Switches Simple Network Management Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-05-15csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) input packet processor of Cisco Small Business Sx200, Sx300, Sx500, ESW2 Series Managed Switches and Small Business Sx250, Sx350, Sx550 Series Switches could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause the SNMP application of an affected device to cease processing traffic, resulting in the CPU utilization reaching one hundred percent. Manual intervention may be required before a device resumes normal operations. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of SNMP protocol data units (PDUs) in SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious SNMP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to cease forwarding traffic, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released firmware updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link: https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdos ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdos"]
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references (9)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108335cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1806cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdoscnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/81090cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108335cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108335enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdosenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108335Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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