CVE-2005-2279

Description

Cisco ONS 15216 Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) running firmware 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (management plane session loss) via crafted telnet data.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.91% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory cisco.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14246	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16073	third party advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/17863	vdb entry
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050713-ons.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014475	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2279?: CVE-2005-2279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2279?: To fix CVE-2005-2279, 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-2005-2279 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2279 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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