CVE-2014-5418 (GCVE-0-2014-5418)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-01-17 02:00
Modified
2025-11-04 23:30
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
GE Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware 4.2.1 and earlier and Multilink ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware 5.2.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or reboot) via crafted packets.
References
Impacted products
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| GE | Multilink ML800/1200/1600/2400 |
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