CVE-2002-2316 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can sniff sensitive network information because the switch broadcasts unicast traffic due to MAC address learning failures.

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-2002-2316?

CVE-2002-2316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always learn MAC addresses from a single initial packet, which causes unicast traffic to be broadcast across the switch and allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network information by sniffing.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2316?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Catos.

How do I fix CVE-2002-2316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-2316 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-2316 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89w8-c2hh-36r7.

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