CVE-2002-2316
mediumpriority · track · 20EPSS 0.012 · 69 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always learn MAC addresses from a single initial packet, which causes unicast traffic to be broadcast across the switch and allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network information by sniffing.
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affected products (4)
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references (8)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0190.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0209.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9148.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4790enisa_euvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0190.htmlExploitnvd
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-06/0209.htmlExploitnvd
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9148.phpnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4790nvd
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