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CVE-2012-6396

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
Publication date:
19/01/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): Single
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
4.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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