VULHUB ™

The Catalyst Switch is a high performance, low cost switch distributed by Cisco Systems. It is designed to offer scalability, ease of use, and modular configuration for maximum flexibility. A problem with the 5000 and 2900 series switches could make it possible to deny service to legitimate users of network resources. By sending a 802.1x frame to a switch with spanning tree protocol blocked port, the frame is forwarded on through the VLAN managed by the switch. This causes a storm of 802.1x frames. Therefore, it is possible for a remote user to create a 802.1x frame storm on the segment of VLAN managed by the Catalyst Switch, affecting performance, and potentially creating a Denial of Service.

The Catalyst Switch is a high performance, low cost switch distributed by Cisco Systems. It is designed to offer scalability, ease of use, and modular configuration for maximum flexibility. A problem with the 5000 and 2900 series switches could make it possible to deny service to legitimate users of network resources. By sending a 802.1x frame to a switch with spanning tree protocol blocked port, the frame is forwarded on through the VLAN managed by the switch. This causes a storm of 802.1x frames. Therefore, it is possible for a remote user to create a 802.1x frame storm on the segment of VLAN managed by the Catalyst Switch, affecting performance, and potentially creating a Denial of Service.