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CVE-2002-1222

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2002-10-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the embedded HTTP server for Cisco Catalyst switches running CatOS 5.4 through 7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reset) via a long HTTP request.

Affected products

• Cisco Catos: 5.4, 5.5, 5.5(13a), 6.1, 6.1(2), 7.3 (+1)

References

• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-http-overflow-vuln.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10382.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5976
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/catos-http-overflow-vuln.shtml
• http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/10382.php
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5976

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