CVE-2001-0041 (GCVE-0-2001-0041)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2001-05-07 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 04:06
VLAI
Summary
Memory leak in Cisco Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a series of failed telnet authentication attempts.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catalyst-mem… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2072 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.osvdb.org/801 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Date Public
2000-12-06 00:00
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