CVE-2001-0080 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches. This flaw allows remote attackers to disrupt service by connecting to the SSH port with a non-SSH client, triggering a protocol mismatch error. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, though there is no significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_5000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:catalyst_6000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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