CVE-2012-6396

Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series switches does not properly handle certain line-card replacements, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted configuration that references interfaces that do not exist on the new card, aka Bug ID CSCud44300.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.9 Medium

Status

Modified - psirt@cisco.com

Published

2013-01-19

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-399

Affected products

• Nexus 7000 (Cisco)
• Nexus 7000 10-slot (Cisco)
• Nexus 7000 18-slot (Cisco)
• Nexus 7000 9-slot (Cisco)
• Nx-os (Cisco)

References

• http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018