CVE-2012-6396
Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 - Authenticated Denial of Service via Invalid Interface Configuration
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396
Scores
EPSS
0.0090
EPSS Percentile
56.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (5)
cisco/nexus_7000
cisco/nexus_7000_10-slot
cisco/nexus_7000_18-slot
cisco/nexus_7000_9-slot
cisco/nx-os
Published
Jan 19, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026