CVE-2004-0551

Description

Cisco CatOS 5.x before 5.5(20) through 8.x before 8.2(2) and 8.3(2)GLX, as used in Catalyst switches, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash and reload) by sending invalid packets instead of the final ACK portion of the three-way handshake to the (1) Telnet, (2) HTTP, or (3) SSH services, aka "TCP-ACK DoS attack."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.80% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/245190	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040609-catos.shtml	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16370	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0551?: CVE-2004-0551 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0551?: To fix CVE-2004-0551, 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-2004-0551 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2004-0551 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.

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