First published: Thu Mar 18 2004(Updated: )
Cisco 6000, 6500, and 7600 series systems with Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2) and a FlexWAN or OSM module allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang or reset) by sending a layer 2 frame packet that encapsulates a layer 3 packet, but has inconsistent length values with that packet.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Cisco IOS | =12.1e | |
Cisco IOS | =12.2za | |
Cisco IOS | =12.2sy |
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The severity of CVE-2004-0244 is classified as high due to its potential for causing denial of service.
To fix CVE-2004-0244, upgrade to a non-vulnerable version of Cisco IOS by applying the recommended patches from Cisco.
CVE-2004-0244 affects Cisco 6000, 6500, and 7600 series systems with Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 running specific versions of IOS.
Local users with access to the affected systems can exploit CVE-2004-0244 to cause a denial of service.
The impact of CVE-2004-0244 includes causing the affected systems to hang or reset, disrupting network services.