CVE-2002-2316

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Published Oct 26, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always learn MAC addresses from a single initial packet, which causes unicast traffic to be broadcast across the switch and allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network information by sniffing.

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:5.5\(5\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.3\(5\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:7.1\(2\):::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-2294	Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always learn MAC addresses from a single initial packet, which causes unicast traffic to be broadcast across the switch and allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network information by sniffing.

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 Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.232% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0190.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0209.html
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9148.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4790

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Catos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 26, 2007, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 8:02 PM
Reserved: Oct 26, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 31, 2002, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:01 PM

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