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Cisco NX-OS Improper Input Validation (CVE-2012-4091)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 502773

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The RIP service engine in Cisco NX-OS allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine restart) via a malformed (1) RIPv4 or (2) RIPv6 message, aka Bug ID CSCtj73415.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://osvdb.org/98124

http://www.nessus.org/u?41dac69a

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/62838

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029159

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87669

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 502773

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 12/4/2024

Updated: 12/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4091

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/5/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4091

CWE: 20