CVE-2021-1590

MEDIUM

Cisco NX-OS - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Login Block-For Command

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of the system login block-for command for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a login process to unexpectedly restart, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the implementation of the system login block-for command when an attack is detected and acted upon. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a brute-force login attack on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a login process to reload, which could result in a delay during authentication to the affected device.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0082
EPSS Percentile 74.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
cisco/nx-os 7.0\(3\)i4\(0.116\)
cisco/nx-os 7.3\(7\)n1\(1b\)
cisco/unified_computing_system < 4.0\(4m\)
Published Aug 25, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026