CVE-2004-1464
MEDIUMCISA KEVEPSS 91th pctlDescription
Cisco IOS 12.2(15) and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (refused VTY (virtual terminal) connections), via a crafted TCP connection to the Telnet or reverse Telnet port.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.
Cisco IOS Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Cisco IOS contains an unspecified vulnerability that may block further telnet, reverse telnet, Remote Shell (RSH), Secure Shell (SSH), and in some cases, Hypertext Transport Protocol (HTTP) access to the Cisco device.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Remediation due: 2023-06-09
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12395/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011079
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040827-telnet.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/384230
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11060
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17131
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2004-1464
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.