CVE-2001-0080 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco Catalyst switches by connecting to the SSH service with a non-SSH client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0080?
CVE-2001-0080 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Catalyst 6000, 5000, or 4000 switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the SSH service with a non-SSH client, which generates a protocol mismatch error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0080?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Cisco Catalyst 4000, Cisco Catalyst 5000, Cisco Catalyst 6000.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0080?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0080 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2001-0080 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0080 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wmwf-3w9p-w4cj.