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CVE-2004-1464

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-05-19 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2004-12-31
  • WeaknessCWE-400

Am I affected?

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2004-12-3105:00CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-05-19Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2023-05-19Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-05-19Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0714:29SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Cisco ios
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2≤ 12.2\(15\)zj3no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2023-06-09

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2023-05-19
Patch Due Date
2023-06-09
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

  • CISA KEVKEV entry2023-05-19
  • GCVEexploitation2023-05-19
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionactive2025-02-07
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionactive—
  • CISA-ADPCVSS 3.15.92025-02-07
  • NVDCVSS 3.15.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-4002025-02-07
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-400read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score4.8 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2004-12-31
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2004-1464?

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.

Is CVE-2004-1464 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2004-1464 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2023-06-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2004-1464?

CVE-2004-1464 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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