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CISCO IOS Interface blocked by IPv4 Packet

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Uses SNMP to determine if a flaw is present

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

It is possible to block the remote router by sending malformed
IPv4 packets.

A possible hacker may use this flaw to render this router inoperable.

Solution : http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20030717-blocked.shtml
Network Security Threat Level: High
See also : http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-15.html

*** As Nessus solely relied on the banner of the remote host
*** this might be a false positive

Networks Security ID: 8211

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is (C) 2003 Renaud Deraison

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