Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM/VEM Communication Encryption Bypass (CVE-2013-1208)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501391

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The encryption functionality in Cisco NX-OS on the Nexus 1000V does not properly handle Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) to Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) communication, which allows remote attackers to intercept or modify network traffic by leveraging certain Layer 2 or Layer 3 access, aka Bug ID CSCud14691.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501391

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/25/2023

Updated: 12/14/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-1208

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-1208

CWE: 310

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