CVE-2021-1590
MEDIUMCisco NX-OS - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Login Block-For Command
Title source: llmDescription
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
Patch, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-login-blockfor-RwjGVEcu
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