CVE-2001-0861 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco 12000 routers by flooding them with traffic that generates excessive ICMP Unreachable replies.
- 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-2001-0861?
CVE-2001-0861 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco 12000 with IOS 12.0 and line cards based on Engine 2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by flooding the router with traffic that generates a large number of ICMP Unreachable replies.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco 12000 Router.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0861 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-2001-0861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7vm-cx3f-5pwf.