CVE-2002-2053 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause CPU exhaustion and denial of service on Cisco IOS routers using HSRP with IRPAS by spoofing the interface IP address.
- 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-2002-2053?
CVE-2002-2053 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 14 Jul 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The design of the Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP), as implemented on Cisco IOS 12.1, when using IRPAS, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a router with the same IP address as the interface on which HSRP is running, which causes a loop.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2053?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2053?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2053 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-2002-2053 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2053 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5gf-75g3-pvq8.