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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-072.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cat5k-8021x-vuln-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2604Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6379
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/l-072.shtml
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cat5k-8021x-vuln-pub.shtmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2604Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6379
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 2, 2001
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified