CVE-2012-1340: cisco mds_9000_nx-os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-1340 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in cisco mds_9000_nx-os. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-08-2012
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.