First published: Fri Dec 31 2004(Updated: )
Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 and 7800 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) via certain network scans, as demonstrated using a Nessus port scan of ports 1 through 1024 with safe-checks disabled.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Alcatel OmniSwitch 7800 | ||
Alcatel OmniSwitch | =7000 |
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The severity of CVE-2004-2377 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
CVE-2004-2377 allows remote attackers to cause a reboot of Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 and 7800 devices.
Certain network scans, including Nessus port scans of ports 1 through 1024 with safe-checks disabled, can trigger CVE-2004-2377.
The potential impact of CVE-2004-2377 is a denial of service resulting in device reboots.
Implementing network access controls to restrict unauthorized scanning can serve as a workaround for CVE-2004-2377.