CVE-2001-0741 Denial of service in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a denial of service in Cisco HSRP by spoofing protocol packets.

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-2001-0741?

CVE-2001-0741 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Sep 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by spoofing HSRP packets.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0741?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Hsrp.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0741 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-2001-0741 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0741 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fvq6-58cc-f6vv.

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