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CVE-2009-5039 (GCVE-0-2009-5039)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-01-07 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:24
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Summary
Memory leak in the gk_circuit_info_do_in_acf function in the H.323 implementation in Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large number of calls over a long duration, as demonstrated by InterZone Clear Token (IZCT) test traffic, aka Bug ID CSCsz72535.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2009-12-21 00:00
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