Denial of Service Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus Series Switches
CVE-2012-0352

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Nx-os
Nexus 1000v
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 February 2012

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Cisco's Nexus series switches, allowing remote attackers to initiate a denial of service by sending a malformed IP packet. This flaw can lead to the netstack process crashing and result in the device needing to be reloaded. The affected versions of the Nexus 1000v, 5000, and 7000 series switches do not adequately handle specific malformed packets, exposing them to potential disruptions and significant network issues.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecur...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO

Timeline

  • Vulnerability Reserved

  • Vulnerability published

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