PT-2013-1938 · Cisco · Cisco Nx-Os

Published 2013-01-19 · Updated 2013-02-02 · CVE-2012-6396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series switches (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the handling of line-card replacements in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series switches. It may allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service, specifically memory consumption, by using a crafted configuration that references non-existent interfaces on the new card.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-6396

Affected Products

Cisco Nx-Os

References · 3

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6396 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1028018 · Note