First published: Mon Feb 12 2001(Updated: )
Cisco Catalyst 6000, 5000, or 4000 switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service by connecting to the SSH service with a non-SSH client, which generates a protocol mismatch error.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco Catalyst 5000 | ||
Cisco Catalyst 6000 | ||
Cisco Catalyst 4000 |
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CVE-2001-0080 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2001-0080, ensure only SSH clients are allowed to connect to the SSH service on the affected Cisco switches.
CVE-2001-0080 affects Cisco Catalyst 6000, 5000, and 4000 switches.
The impact of CVE-2001-0080 is that it can lead to service interruptions by causing protocol mismatch errors.
Yes, CVE-2001-0080 can be exploited remotely by attackers using non-SSH clients to connect.