CVE-2016-1465

MEDIUM

Cisco Nexus 1000v AVS <5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) - DoS

Title source: llm

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)

[Vendor Advisory] http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-avs

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036469

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92154

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0090

EPSS Percentile 75.5%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (21)

cisco/nx-os

... and 6 more

Timeline

Published Jul 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026