CVE-2005-2279 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco ONS 15216 Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) firmware versions 2.2.2 and earlier. Remote attackers can exploit this by sending crafted Telnet data, leading to a loss of management plane sessions. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:ons_15216_optical_add_drop_multiplexer_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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