CVE-2003-0305: The Service Assurance Agent (SAA) in Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.2, aka Response Time Reporter (RTR), allows...

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2003-0305 is a denial-of-service issue in Cisco IOS Service Assurance Agent, also called Response Time Reporter. Malformed RTR packets sent to port 1967 can crash affected IOS devices. For executives, the risk is network disruption, not data theft, based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on legacy Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.2 devices with SAA/RTR reachable on port 1967. Internet-facing or broadly reachable management/control-plane interfaces would raise concern. Modern assets are not confirmed affected by the provided evidence. Treat this as a legacy network resilience issue. Prioritize discovery first, then remediate exposed or business-critical routers. Urgency depends on whether affected IOS versions are still deployed and reachable. Mitigation focus: Review the Cisco advisory for fixed releases and vendor workarounds.; Inventory Cisco IOS 12.0 through 12.2 devices.; Restrict untrusted access to port 1967 where operationally safe..

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Jun 30, 2026, 10:57 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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