CVE-2012-2469
Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches, when the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a malformed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches, when the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a malformed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtk34535 and CSCtk19132.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.80% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- cisco/nx-os · cisco/nexus 7000 · cisco/nexus 7000 10-slot · cisco/nexus 7000 18-slot · cisco/nexus 7000 9-slot
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
- http://www.4salesbyself.com/troubleshooting-random-nexus-reboots.aspx
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/release/notes/52_nx-os_release_note.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027352
- http://www.4salesbyself.com/troubleshooting-random-nexus-reboots.aspx
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/release/notes/52_nx-os_release_note.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027352
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.