Vulnerability CVE-2012-6396

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-6396 (CCN-81402)

Assigned:

2012-12-16

Published:

2013-01-10

Updated:

2013-02-02

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.8 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Network Attack Complexity (AC): High Privileges Required (PR): Low User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): High

CVSS v2 Severity:

4.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Authentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Complete

4.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
3.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Network Access Complexity (AC): High Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): None Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): Complete