CVE-2012-6396

Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series switches does not properly handle certain line-card replacements, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted configuration that references interfaces that do not exist on the new card, aka Bug ID CSCud44300.

CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-01-19 20:55

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-6396

Mitre link : CVE-2012-6396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-6396

JSON object : View

Products Affected

cisco

nexus_7000_10-slot
nx-os
nexus_7000_18-slot
nexus_7000
nexus_7000_9-slot

CWE

CWE-399

Resource Management Errors

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