CVE-2017-3878
MEDIUMCisco NX-OS - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device. More Information: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257) 7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0087
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Classification
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
cisco/nx-os
n/a/Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
< Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
Timeline
Published
Mar 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026