Auth bypass in Cisco Nexus 1000v
CVE-2013-1209
The encryption functionality in the Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) to Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) communication component in Cisco NX-OS on the Nexus 1000V does not properly authenticate VSM/VEM packets, which allows remote attackers to disable packet-level encryption and integrity protection via crafted packets, aka Bug ID CSCud14710.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.011 (61.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus_1000v
- Cisco Nx-os
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)