CVE-2002-2208 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via ARP storms by sending spoofed EIGRP neighbor announcements to Cisco IOS devices.
- 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-2002-2208?
CVE-2002-2208 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 21 Dec 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), as implemented in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.2 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (flood) by sending a large number of spoofed EIGRP neighbor announcements, which results in an ARP storm on the local network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2208?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Ios, Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol Extended Interior Gateway Routing Protocol.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2208?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2208 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-2002-2208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-pgf7-j693-6p7w.