Vulnerability in Cisco Nexus_1000v
CVE-2016-1465
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…
EPSS: 0.009 (76.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco Nexus_1000v
- Cisco Nx-os — versions 4.0\(4\)sv1\(1\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(2\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3\)
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 20160727 Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch Cisco Discovery Protocol Packet Processing Denial of Service Vulnerability (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- 92154 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 1036469 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1465?
- CVE-2016-1465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nexus_1000v, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1465?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.