CVE-2002-2315

Cisco IOS 11.2.x and 12.0.x - Denial of Service via Spoofed ICMP Redirect Packets

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2002-2315. PoCs published by FX.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a denial of service vulnerability in Cisco IOS via spoofed ICMP redirect messages. It references an external tool (icmp_redflod.c) for exploitation but does not include the actual exploit code.

Description

Cisco IOS 11.2.x and 12.0.x does not limit the size of its redirect table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via spoofed ICMP redirect packets to the router.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by FX · textdoshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21465

This is a writeup describing a denial of service vulnerability in Cisco IOS via spoofed ICMP redirect messages. It references an external tool (icmp_redflod.c) for exploitation but does not include the actual exploit code.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cisco IOS (versions 11.0(18), 11.3(11b), 12.0(3), 11.0(22a), 11.1(24a))
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target router · Ability to spoof ICMP redirect messages
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9129.php
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273488
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4786
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/273421

Scores

EPSS 0.0956
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

Status published
Products (4)
cisco/ios 11.0
cisco/ios 11.1
cisco/ios 11.3
cisco/ios 12.0
Published Dec 31, 2002
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026