Nexus 9000
CVE-2014-3330
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.13%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I2(1) on Nexus 9000 switches does not properly process packet-drop policy checks for logged packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a flood. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I2(1) on Nexus 9000 switches does not properly process packet-drop policy checks for logged packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a flood of packets matching a policy that contains the log keyword, aka Bug ID CSCuo02489. Affected products include: Cisco Nx-Os, Cisco Nexus 9000.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I2(1) on Nexus 9000 switches does not properly process packet-drop policy checks for logged packets, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via a flood of packets matching a policy that contains the log keyword, aka Bug ID CSCuo02489.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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