VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0041
Memory leak in Cisco Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of failed telnet authentication attempts.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 12.1%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.1%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Memory leak in Cisco Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of failed telnet authentication attempts.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 12.14% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- cisco/catos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catalyst-memleak-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2072Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5656
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catalyst-memleak-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/801
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2072Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5656
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.