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CVE-2002-2316

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2002-12-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Cisco Catalyst 4000 series switches running CatOS 5.5.5, 6.3.5, and 7.1.2 do not always learn MAC addresses from a single initial packet, which causes unicast traffic to be broadcast across the switch and allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive network information by sniffing.

Affected Platforms

Cisco Catos

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References