Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-3051 (CCN-78673)

Assigned:2012-09-16
Published:2012-09-16
Updated:2013-03-22
Summary:Cisco NX-OS 5.2 and 6.1 on Nexus 7000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or packet loss) via a large number of ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtr44822.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.5 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
4.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-noinfo
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-3051

Source: CCN
Type: SA50671
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS ARP Packet Handling Denial of Service

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
50671

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/release/notes/52_nx-os_release_note.html

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Release Notes, Release 5.2
Open Caveats—Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
55600

Source: CCN
Type: BID-55600
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches NX-OS CVE-2012-3051 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-nxos-arp-dos(78673)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco nx-os 5.2
    cisco nx-os 6.1
    cisco nexus 7000 -
    cisco nexus 7000 10-slot -
    cisco nexus 7000 18-slot -
    cisco nexus 7000 9-slot -
    cisco nexus 7000 *
    cisco nexus 7000 10-slot -
    cisco nexus 7000 18-slot -
    cisco nexus 7000 9-slot -
    cisco nx-os 5.2
    cisco nx-os 6.1