>> Cisco IOS Data-link Switching Message Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Title : Cisco IOS Data-link Switching Message Handling Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-0139 CVE ID : CVE-2007-0199
Rated as : Low Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-01-11
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco IOS, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is due to an error in the Data-link Switching (DLSw) feature when processing messages with invalid values during the capabilities exchange, which could be exploited by attackers to reload a vulnerable device, creating a denial of service condition.
