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Cisco warns of holes in PIX firewalls

Dec 17, 2003 2:44AM PST

The problem also affects Catalyst 6500 and 7600 series switches

Story by Paul Roberts

DECEMBER 16, 2003 ( IDG NEWS SERVICE ) - Network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. is warning customers about security holes in its PIX firewall product and firewall software that runs on the Catalyst 6500 and 7600 series switches.
Cisco issued two security advisories yesterday describing vulnerabilities that could allow remote attackers to shut down Cisco firewalls using HTTP or SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests designed to exploit the weaknesses.

More: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,88309,00.html?SKC=security-88309

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