CVE-2019-1814
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.021 · 82 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the interactions between the DHCP and TFTP features for Cisco Small Business 300 Series (Sx300) Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to become low on system memory, which in turn could lead to an unexpected reload of the device and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a failure to free system memory when an unexpected DHCP request is received. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP packet to the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switchescisco_csaf
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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 · 5–8.6
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affected products (31)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-20190515-sb300sms-dhcpCisco Small Business 300 Series Managed Switches DHCP Denial of Service Vulnerability2019-05-15csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the interactions between the DHCP and TFTP features for Cisco Small Business 300 Series (Sx300) Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to become low on system memory, which in turn could lead to an unexpected reload of the device and result in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a failure to free system memory when an unexpected DHCP request is received. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP packet to the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device. 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-sb300sms-dhcp ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb300sms-dhcp"]
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references (11)
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- http://www.cisco.com/cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108344cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1814cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb-snmpdoscnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190515-sb300sms-dhcpcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/81090cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108344cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108344enisa_euvd
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