CVE-2001-0429

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Published Sep 18, 2001 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:4.5\(11\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:4.5.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:5.5\(4b\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:5.5\(6\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.1\(1c\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.1\(2\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.1.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0426	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.435% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-072.shtml
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cat5k-8021x-vuln-pub.shtml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2604
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6379

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Catos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 18, 2001, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: May 24, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 2, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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