CVE-2019-1968

HIGH

Cisco NX-OS - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via NX-API HTTP Header

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an NX-API system process to unexpectedly restart. The vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the HTTP header of a request that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the NX-API service; however, the NX-OS device itself would still be available and passing network traffic. Note: The NX-API feature is disabled by default.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0177
EPSS Percentile 75.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-116
Status published
Products (14)
cisco/nx-os 7.3
cisco/nx-os 8.1
cisco/nx-os 8.2
cisco/nx-os 8.3
cisco/nx-os 6.1\(2\)i2
cisco/nx-os 6.1\(2\)i3
cisco/nx-os 7.0\(3\)i4
cisco/nx-os 7.0\(3\)i7
cisco/nx-os 9.2
cisco/nx-os 6.0\(2\)a8
... and 4 more
Published Aug 30, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026