CVE-2017-3878 (GCVE-0-2017-3878)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-17 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 14:39
VLAI
Summary
A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device. More Information: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257) 7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • Denial of Service Vulnerability
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/C… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96927 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Affected: Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
Date Public
2017-03-17 00:00
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