Input validation error in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2019-1977

 

Input validation error in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2019-1977

Published: September 2, 2019 / Updated: September 6, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20496
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1977
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input due to improper endpoint learning when packets are received on a specific port from outside the ACI fabric and destined to an endpoint located on a border leaf when "Disable Remote Endpoint Learning" has been enabled. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an endpoint device in certain circumstances.


Affected software

Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch
Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 Switch
Cisco Nexus 9372TX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ ACI Spine Switch
Cisco Nexus 93180LC-EX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9372PX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9364C Switch
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX Switch
Cisco Nexus 93128TX Switch
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9348GC-FXP Switch
Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E Switch
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode
Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch
Cisco Nexus 9396PX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9396TX Switch
Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX Switch
Cisco Nexus 93120TX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch
Cisco Nexus 93108TC-EX Switch
Cisco Nexus 9372TX-E Switch
Cisco Nexus 9332PQ Switch
Cisco NX-OS

How to mitigate CVE-2019-1977

Install updates from vendor's website.

Cisco NX-OS - addressed in versions 12.2.4m, 13.1.2u, 13.2.0.98, 13.2.1l

External References

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