Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
CVE-2016-6457
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches (TOR) - ACI Mode and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). More Information: CSCuy93241. Known Affected Releases: 11.2(2x) 11.2(3x) 11.3(1x) 11.3(2x) 12.0(1x). Known Fixed Releases: 11.2(2i) 11.2(2j) 11.2(3f) 11.2(3g) 11.2(3h) 11.2(3l) 11.3(0.236) 11.3(1j) 11.3(2i) 11.3(2j) 12.0(1r).
AnalysisAI
A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS). Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches (TOR) - ACI Mode and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). More Information: CSCuy93241. Known Affected Releases: 11.2(2x) 11.2(3x) 11.3(1x) 11.3(2x) 12.0(1x). Known Fixed Releases: 11.2(2i) 11.2(2j) 11.2(3f) 11.2(3g) 11.2(3h) 11.2(3l) 11.3(0.236) 11.3(1j) 11.3(2i) 11.3(2j) 12.0(1r). Affected products include: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller, Cisco Nx-Os.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
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