CVE-2016-1465
moderate-risk
Published 2016-07-28
Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.
Do I need to act?
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0.90% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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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
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
Affected Vendors
References (6)
44
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
3/34 · Minimal
Exposure
20/34 · Moderate