High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 22, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-2058
CVE-2011-2058
Description
The cat6000-dot1x component in Cisco IOS 12.2 before 12.2(33)SXI7 does not properly handle an external loop between a pair of dot1x enabled ports, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (traffic storm) via unspecified vectors that trigger many unicast EAPoL Protocol Data Units (PDUs), aka Bug ID CSCtq36336.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=12.2,<12.2\(33\)sxi7
- (no CPE)range: 12.2 before 12.2(33)SXI7
Patches
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References
1- www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst6500/ios/12.2SX/release/notes/caveats_SXI_rebuilds.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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