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CVE-2005-2279

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-07-18 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco ONS 15216 Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (OADM) running firmware 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (management plane session loss) via crafted telnet data.

Affected products

• Cisco Ons 15216 Optical Add Drop Multiplexer Software: through 2.2.2

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/16073
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014475
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050713-ons.shtml
• http://www.osvdb.org/17863
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14246
• http://secunia.com/advisories/16073
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014475
• http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20050713-ons.shtml
• http://www.osvdb.org/17863
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14246

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