Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst Switches
CVE-2005-4258

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Catalyst 2980g-a
Catalyst 4000
Catalyst 2926
Catalyst 6500 Ws-svc-nam-2
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 December 2005

Summary

Certain Cisco Catalyst Switches are vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can be triggered by sending a specially crafted IP packet. This packet uses the same source and destination IP addresses and ports, with the SYN flag set, creating a condition that causes the device to crash. The exact details of this vulnerability are not fully disclosed, but it poses a risk of significant disruption to network operations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44543
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15864
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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