CVE-2016-6457
moderate-risk
Published 2016-11-19
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).
Do I need to act?
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0.36% 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)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
20/34 · Moderate