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CVE-2019-1738

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  • Published2019-03-28
  • WeaknessCWE-20

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Description

A vulnerability in the Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. This vulnerability is due to a parsing issue on DNS packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted DNS packets through routers that are running an affected version and have NBAR enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-03-2800:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios
BranchAffectedFixed in
15.1= 15.1\(2\)sg8ano fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svg3dno fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svi1bno fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svk4bno fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svk4cno fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svm3no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svn2no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svo1no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svo2no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svo3no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svo4no fix published
15.1= 15.1\(3\)svp1no fix published
Cisco ios xe
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2= 3.2.0jano fix published
3.16= 3.16.0asno fix published
3.16= 3.16.0bsno fix published
3.16= 3.16.0csno fix published
3.16= 3.16.0sno fix published
3.16= 3.16.1asno fix published
3.16= 3.16.1sno fix published
3.16= 3.16.2asno fix published
3.16= 3.16.2bsno fix published
3.16= 3.16.2sno fix published
3.16= 3.16.3asno fix published
3.16= 3.16.3sno fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-11-19
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.08.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-20read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-03-28
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1738?

A vulnerability in the Network-Based Application Recognition (NBAR) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. This vulnerability is due to a parsing issue on DNS packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted DNS packets through routers that are running an affected version and have NBAR enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Is CVE-2019-1738 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-1738 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-1738?

CVE-2019-1738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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