SB2016100531 - Denial of Service in Cisco Nexus 1000 Series Switches
Published: October 5, 2016 Updated: April 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016100531
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Denial of Service (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1454)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated user to cause DoS conditions on the target system.The weakness is caused by insufficient input validation of the BGP update messages. By sending such massages attackers can cause the affected device reload.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service on the vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.