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TI-2002-02228 Aliases CVE-2002-2316GHSA-89w8-c2hh-36r7

Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always…

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01232 69th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:5.5\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5(5)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.3\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3(5)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:7.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.1(2)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:5.5\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5(5) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:6.3\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3(5) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:cisco:catos:7.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1(2) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-2316
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89w8-c2hh-36r7

References

Exploit 2

Other 1

  • TI-2001-00041 Memory leak in Cisco Catalyst 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2003-00200 Unknown vulnerability in Cisco Catalyst 7.5(1) allows local users to bypass… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2002-01178 Buffer overflow in the embedded HTTP server for Cisco Catalyst switches running CatOS 5.4… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2006-04612 The VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) feature in Cisco IOS 12.1(19) and CatOS allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2005-04003 Unspecified Cisco Catalyst Switches allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2002-00996 Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.2, when supporting SSH, allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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