CVE-2012-6396

medium

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.

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-01-19

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium