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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-avs
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92154
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036469
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0093
EPSS Percentile
56.8%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (21)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(1\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(2\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(3\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(3a\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(3b\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(3c\)
cisco/nx-os
4.0\(4\)sv1\(3d\)
cisco/nx-os
4.2\(1\)sv1\(4\)
cisco/nx-os
4.2\(1\)sv1\(4a\)
cisco/nx-os
4.2\(1\)sv1\(4b\)
... and 11 more
Published
Jul 28, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026