CVE-2017-3879

MEDIUM

Cisco NX-OS Software - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability in the remote login functionality for Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. The attacker could use either a Telnet or an SSH client for the remote login attempt. 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: CSCuy25824. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 8.3(0)CV(0.342) 8.3(0)CV(0.345). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.362) 8.0(1) 7.0(3)IED5(0.19) 7.0(3)IED5(0) 7.0(3)I4(1) 7.0(3)I4(0.8) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1) 7.0(3)F1(0.230).

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 (4)

cisco/nx-os
cisco/nx-os
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