Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Cisco IOS denial-of-service issue involving Cisco Discovery Protocol. Systems running IOS 12.2 or earlier with CDP enabled could be forced to consume memory by a flood of CDP neighbor announcements, potentially disrupting network devices. Likely exposure is limited to legacy Cisco IOS 12.2 or earlier devices that still run CDP. The provided sources do not establish broad internet exposure or affected non-Cisco products. Treat this as a legacy network resilience risk. It is not supported here as actively exploited, but affected devices may be important infrastructure and could suffer service disruption. Mitigation focus: Inventory Cisco IOS devices and identify versions 12.2 or earlier.; Determine where CDP is enabled and whether it is operationally required.; Review Cisco and CERT guidance before applying upgrade or configuration changes..
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- cisco-ios-cdp-dos(7242)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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