CVE-2011-1624 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a device reload via SSH2 sessions when a login banner is configured on Cisco IOS.

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-2011-1624?

CVE-2011-1624 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Ios, published on 18 Aug 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cisco IOS 12.2(58)SE, when a login banner is configured, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by establishing two SSH2 sessions, aka Bug ID CSCto62631.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1624?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cisco Ios.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1624?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-1624 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-2011-1624 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1624 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-gq4m-pjfx-4r44.

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