Detections
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CVE-2019-12659
high
Description
A vulnerability in the HTTP server code of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the HTTP server to crash. The vulnerability is due to a logical error in the logging mechanism. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by generating a high amount of long-lived connections to the HTTP service on the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the HTTP server to crash.
References
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190925-httpserv-dos