Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2016-6457 (CCN-118573)

Assigned:2016-11-02
Published:2016-11-02
Updated:2021-12-14
Summary:A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches (TOR) - ACI Mode and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). More Information: CSCuy93241. Known Affected Releases: 11.2(2x) 11.2(3x) 11.3(1x) 11.3(2x) 12.0(1x). Known Fixed Releases: 11.2(2i) 11.2(2j) 11.2(3f) 11.2(3g) 11.2(3h) 11.2(3l) 11.3(0.236) 11.3(1j) 11.3(2i) 11.3(2j) 12.0(1r).
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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
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)
5.7 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
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)
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)
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-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2016-6457

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
94077

Source: CCN
Type: BID-94077
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller CVE-2016-6457 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1037185

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-cve20166457-dos(118573)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic
Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:2.0(1):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.2(3):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.2(2):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.3(2):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:1.3(1):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(3e):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(3h):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:12.0(1m):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(2g):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(2h):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:12.0(1q):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:12.0(1n):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.3(2h):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.3(1i):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.3(2i):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:12.0(1p):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(3c):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:12.0(1o):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.3(2f):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:11.2(2i):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller 2.0(1)
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2(3)
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.2(2)
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.3(2)
    cisco application policy infrastructure controller 1.3(1)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(3e)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(3h)
    cisco nx-os 12.0(1m)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(2g)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(2h)
    cisco nx-os 12.0(1q)
    cisco nx-os 12.0(1n)
    cisco nx-os 11.3(2h)
    cisco nx-os 11.3(1i)
    cisco nx-os 11.3(2i)
    cisco nx-os 12.0(1p)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(3c)
    cisco nx-os 12.0(1o)
    cisco nx-os 11.3(2f)
    cisco nx-os 11.2(2i)
    cisco nexus 9336pq aci spine -
    cisco nexus 9372tx -
    cisco nexus 92160yc-x -
    cisco nexus 92304qc -
    cisco nexus 9372px -
    cisco nexus 9396tx -
    cisco nexus 93108tc-ex -
    cisco nexus 93120tx -
    cisco nexus 9272q -
    cisco nexus 9332pq -
    cisco nexus 9508 -
    cisco nexus 9516 -
    cisco nexus 9236c -
    cisco nexus 9396px -
    cisco nexus 9504 -
    cisco nexus 93128tx -
    cisco nexus 93180yc-ex -