Cisco.CatOS.CiscoView.HTTP.Server.Buffer.Overflow

description-logoDescription

This indicates an attack attempt against a Denial of Service vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst switch.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles overly long http requests. It allows a remote attacker to crash vulnerable systems via sending a crafted HTTP request.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Cisco CatOS 7.4
Cisco CatOS 7.3
Cisco CatOS 6.1 (2)
Cisco CatOS 6.1
Cisco CatOS 5.5 (13a)
Cisco CatOS 5.5
Cisco CatOS 5.4

Impact logoImpact

System Compromise: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

recomended-action-logoRecommended Actions

Refer to the vendor's web site for suggested workaround.
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20021016-catos-http-overflow

Telemetry logoTelemetry

Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)