CVE-2002-2053 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS 12.1 when using the Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) with IRPAS. An attacker can exploit this by introducing a router with the same IP address as an HSRP-enabled interface, leading to a CPU consumption loop. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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