vulnerability
Cisco NX-OS: Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch Cisco Discovery Protocol Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability (CVE-2016-1465)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Jul 27, 2016 | Jan 5, 2017 | Mar 6, 2023 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Jul 27, 2016
Added
Jan 5, 2017
Modified
Mar 6, 2023
Description
Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.
Solution
update-nxos
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