CVE-2007-5651 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco IOS devices by sending a crafted EAP Response Identity packet, requiring vendor patches.
- 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-2007-5651?
CVE-2007-5651 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 23 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) implementation in Cisco IOS 12.3 and 12.4 on Cisco Access Points and 1310 Wireless Bridges (Wireless EAP devices), IOS 12.1 and 12.2 on Cisco switches (Wired EAP devices), and CatOS 6.x through 8.x on Cisco switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted EAP Response Identity packet.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5651?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Catos, Cisco Ios.
How do I fix CVE-2007-5651?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5651 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-2007-5651 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5651 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Ios
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpm4-hxj3-qv62.