CVE-2012-6396 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2013-01-19

Score: 4.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-6251	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00605.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 10-slot Nexus 7000 18-slot Nexus 7000 9-slot Nx-os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2013-01-19T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T21:28:39.784Z

Reserved: 2012-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-6396

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-01-19T20:55:01.043

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-6396

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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