CVE-2019-1630 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published 20 Jun 2019 Updated 21 Nov 2024

An authenticated local attacker can cause a buffer overflow in Cisco IMC firmware, leading to a denial of service condition.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2019-1630?

CVE-2019-1630 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 20 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the firmware signature checking program of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient checking of an input buffer. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by passing a crafted file to the affected system. A successful exploit could inhibit an administrator's ability to access the system.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1630?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Integrated Management Controller, Cisco Unified Computing System.

How do I fix CVE-2019-1630?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-1630 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-1630 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1630 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mrx-h748-76v2.