CVE-2001-0429

Description

Cisco Catalyst 5000 series switches 6.1(2) and earlier will forward an 802.1x frame on a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) blocked port, which causes a network storm and a denial of service.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.50%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cat5k-8021x-vuln-pub.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2604	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6379	vdb entry
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-072.shtml	third party advisory government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0429?: CVE-2001-0429 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0429?: To fix CVE-2001-0429, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0429 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-0429 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.