Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Remote Reload DoS

high Nessus Plugin ID 10046

Synopsis

The remote switch has a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The remote host appears to be a Cisco Catalyst switch. This device runs an undocumented TCP service. Sending a carriage return to this port causes the switch to immediately reset. A remote attacker could repeatedly exploit this to disable the switch.

Solution

Apply the fix referenced in the vendor's advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 10046

File Name: cisco_dos.nasl

Version: 1.38

Type: remote

Family: CISCO

Published: 6/22/1999

Updated: 11/15/2018

Configuration: Enable paranoid mode

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:catalyst_12xx_supervisor_software

Required KB Items: Settings/ParanoidReport

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/24/1999

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/24/1999

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0430

BID: 705

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