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CVE-2001-0429 — MEDIUM severity vulnerability (Cisco Catalyst 5000 series switches 6.1(2) and earlier will)

Cisco Catalyst 5000 series switches 6.1(2) and earlier will forward an 802.1x frame on a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) blocked port, which causes a network storm and a denial of service.

CVE IDCVE-2001-0429
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS score5.0
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWENVD-CWE-Other
StatusModified
Published2001-07-02
Last modified2026-04-16
DescriptionCisco Catalyst 5000 series switches 6.1(2) and earlier will forward an 802.1x frame on a Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) blocked port, which causes a network storm and a denial of service.
SourceNIST National Vulnerability Database

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