CVE-2016-6457

A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches (TOR) - ACI Mode and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). More Information: CSCuy93241. Known Affected Releases: 11.2(2x) 11.2(3x) 11.3(1x) 11.3(2x) 12.0(1x). Known Fixed Releases: 11.2(2i) 11.2(2j) 11.2(3f) 11.2(3g) 11.2(3h) 11.2(3l) 11.3(0.236) 11.3(1j) 11.3(2i) 11.3(2j) 12.0(1r).

CVSS v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.1 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 6.5 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:2.0\(1\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.2\(3\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.2\(2\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.3\(2\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.3\(1\):::::::*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(3e\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(3h\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.0\(1m\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(2g\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(2h\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.0\(1q\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.0\(1n\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.3\(2h\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.3\(1i\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.3\(2i\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.0\(1p\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(3c\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:12.0\(1o\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.3\(2f\):::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:11.2\(2i\):::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:::::::*

Information

Published : 2016-11-18 19:03

Updated : 2021-12-14 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2016-6457

Mitre link : CVE-2016-6457

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CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Products Affected

cisco

nexus_93120tx
nexus_9236c
nexus_9336pq_aci_spine
nexus_9372px
nexus_9272q
nexus_92304qc
application_policy_infrastructure_controller
nexus_93108tc-ex
nexus_9504
nexus_93128tx
nexus_9372tx
nexus_93180yc-ex
nexus_9516
nexus_9508
nx-os
nexus_92160yc-x
nexus_9396px
nexus_9332pq
nexus_9396tx

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Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

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Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

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Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

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