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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2002-2379

Cisco AS5350 IOS 12.2(11)T with access control lists (ACLs) applied and possibly with ssh running allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a port scan, possibly due to an ssh bug.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.86%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 5.9%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

Cisco AS5350 IOS 12.2(11)T with access control lists (ACLs) applied and possibly with ssh running allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a port scan, possibly due to an ssh bug. NOTE: this issue could not be reproduced by the vendor

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
5.86% probability · 93th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 October 2002
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-310
Affected
cisco/as5350
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%5%10%26 October 2026: 5.86%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 5.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-21971source ↗Cisco AS5350 - Universal Gateway Portscan Denial of Servicehardware · Thomas Munndos28 October 2002yes

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