CVE-2012-1340 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.

Published: 2012-08-06

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: 1.7% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:5.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-1365	The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01733.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/5_2/release/notes/nx-os/mds_nxos_rel_notes_522.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027348

History

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Subscriptions

Cisco Mds 9000 Mds 9000 Nx-os

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published: 2012-08-06T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:53:37.090Z

Reserved: 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1340

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-06T17:55:00.807

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:39:24.180

Link: CVE-2012-1340

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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