CVE-2001-0566 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco Catalyst 2900XL switches by sending empty UDP packets to port 161 when SNMP is disabled.
- 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-2001-0566?
CVE-2001-0566 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2001. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco Catalyst 2900XL switch allows a remote attacker to create a denial of service via an empty UDP packet sent to port 161 (SNMP) when SNMP is disabled.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Catalyst 2900.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0566 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-2001-0566 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0566 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w4fp-j2mm-3rrv.