CVE-2009-5040

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-01-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

CallManager Express (CME) on Cisco IOS before 15.0(1)XA allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device crash) by using an extension mobility (EM) phone to interact with the menu for SNR number changes, aka Bug ID CSCta63555.

Affected products

Cisco IOS: through 15.0xa; 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 7.2(2)22, 8.2, 8.3 (+1543)

References

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45765
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64681
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/15_0/15_0x/15_01_XA/rn800xa.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45765
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/64681

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