CVE-2019-1711
Medium
Description
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
Product
Cisco Ios Xr
PublishedApr 17, 2019
First seenApr 17, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-20Improper input validation
How to fix
Update
- cisco ios_xr6.5.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cisco ios_xr | 6.1.0 ≤ v < 6.5.1 | 6.5.1 |
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