CVE-2000-0700

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2000-10-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco Gigabit Switch Routers (GSR) with Fast Ethernet / Gigabit Ethernet cards, from IOS versions 11.2(15)GS1A up to 11.2(19)GS0.2 and some versions of 12.0, do not properly handle line card failures, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or force the interface to stop forwarding packets.

Affected products

Cisco Gigabit Switch Router 12008: all versions
Cisco Gigabit Switch Router 12012: all versions
Cisco Gigabit Switch Router 12016: all versions
Cisco IOS: 11.2, 11.2(8), 11.2(10), 11.2p, 11.3, 11.3(1) (+9)

References

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/gsraclbypassdos-pub.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/793
http://www.osvdb.org/798
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1541
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/gsraclbypassdos-pub.shtml
http://www.osvdb.org/793
http://www.osvdb.org/798
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1541

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