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Cisco NX-OS SNMP DoS.
high Nessus Plugin ID 118462
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, the Cisco NX-OS Software is affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to improper validation of SNMP protocol data. A remote authenticated attacker, using a specially crafted SNMP packet, can cause the SNMP application to restart resulting in a DoS condition. Please see the included Cisco BIDs and the Cisco Security Advisory for more information.Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed / recommended version referenced in Cisco Security Advisories.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 118462
File Name: cisco-sa-20181017-nxos-snmp.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 10/26/2018
Updated: 4/27/2020
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0456
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.7
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Version, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Model, Host/Cisco/NX-OS/Device
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/17/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-0456