CVE-2001-0429 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a network storm and denial of service by sending 802.1x frames to blocked STP ports on Cisco Catalyst switches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0429?
CVE-2001-0429 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Catalyst 5000 series switches 6.1(2) and earlier will forward an 802.1x frame on a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) blocked port, which causes a network storm and a denial of service.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0429?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catos.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0429 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-2001-0429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2h6x-3gq5-h875.