CVE-2016-1453

critical-risk
Published 2016-10-06

Buffer overflow in the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) GRE feature in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 through 7.3 on Nexus 7000 and 7700 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long parameters in a packet header, aka Bug ID CSCuy95701.

Do I need to act?

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26.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 74% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (20)

Affected Vendors

Cisco

References (6)

Mitigation http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20...
Not Applicable http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409
Not Applicable http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946
Mitigation http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20...
Not Applicable http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409
Not Applicable http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946
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critical-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 15/34 · Moderate
Exposure 25/34 · High