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CVE-1999-1548

5.0 · MEDIUM

Cabletron SmartSwitch Router (SSR) 8000 firmware 2.x can only handle 200 ARP requests per second allowing a denial of service attack to succeed with a flood of ARP requests exceeding that limit.

Published Nov 24, 1999cabletronEPSS 1.05%

Overview

CVE-1999-1548 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cabletron smartswitch_router_8000_firmware. It was published on November 24, 1999 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Cabletron SmartSwitch Router (SSR) 8000 firmware 2.x can only handle 200 ARP requests per second allowing a denial of service attack to succeed with a flood of ARP requests exceeding that limit.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cabletron. Update smartswitch_router_8000_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refrazor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_Cabletron.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/821Refrazor.bindview.com/publish/advisories/adv_Cabletron.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/821

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-1999-1548?

CVE-1999-1548 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cabletron smartswitch_router_8000_firmware. It was published on November 24, 1999 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-1999-1548?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-1999-1548?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cabletron. Update smartswitch_router_8000_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-1999-1548?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-1999-1548 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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