CVE-2009-2055

MediumCVSS 5.9/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Cisco IOS XR 3.4.0 through 3.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session reset) via a BGP UPDATE message with an invalid attribute, as demonstrated in the wild on 17 August 2009.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.9/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 19, 2009
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 25, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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