Multiple versions of Cisco ONS 15327, ONS 15454, and ONS 15454 SDH, including 4.6(0) and 4.6(1), 4.5(x), 4.1(0) to 4.1(3), 4.0(0) to 4.0(2), and earlier versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (control card reset) via a large number of TCP connections with an invalid response instead of the final ACK (TCP-ACK).
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-1435 is rated Moderate Risk (52.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.16%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.97% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.19% | 3.16% | +1.97% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.32% | 1.19% | -1.13% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.1\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.1\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 1.3\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:1.3\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 2.3\(5\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:2.3\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.2.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.3.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 3.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(2\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.1\(3\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.5 | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.6\(0\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.6\(0\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| cisco | optical_networking_systems_software | 4.6\(1\) | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:optical_networking_systems_software:4.6\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12117 | |
| http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-sa-20040721-ons.shtml | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/277048 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10768 | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16763 |