CVE-2017-6655 (GCVE-0-2017-6655)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-13 06:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:33
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Summary
A vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads. This vulnerability affects Cisco NX-OS Software on the following Cisco devices when they are configured for FCoE: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. More Information: CSCvc91729. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.833). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)ISH(0.62) 8.3(0)CV(0.944) 8.1(1) 8.1(0.8)S0 7.3(2)D1(0.47).
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Denial of Service Vulnerability
Assigner
cisco CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 66/100 over 434 records in the last 180 days details
References
URL Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038628 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98991 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Cisco NX-OS Software Fibre Channel over Ethernet Affected: Cisco NX-OS Software Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Date Public
2017-06-13 00:00
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