CVE-2001-1071 | Cisco IOS up to 12.2 Cisco Discovery Protocol memory allocation (VU#139491 / Nessus ID 17793)
A vulnerability was found in Cisco IOS up to 12.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Cisco Discovery Protocol Handler. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled memory allocation.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-1071. The attack can be initiated remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.
It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.