Cisco 6000, 6500, and 7600 series systems with Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2) and a FlexWAN or OSM module allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang or reset) by sending a layer 2 frame packet that encapsulates a layer 3 packet, but has inconsistent length values with that packet
Published Mar 18, 2004
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.10%
Description
Cisco 6000, 6500, and 7600 series systems with Multilayer Switch Feature Card 2 (MSFC2) and a FlexWAN or OSM module allow local users to cause a denial of service (hang or reset) by sending a layer 2 frame packet that encapsulates a layer 3 packet, but has inconsistent length values with that packet.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01101) | 64.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.10% (0.01101) | 61.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 71.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 24, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 12.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 76.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01924) | 55.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10780 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040203-cat6k.shtml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810062 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9562 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15013 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5828 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10780 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040203-cat6k.shtml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/810062 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9562 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15013 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5828 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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