CVE-2013-1208: cisco nx-os Cryptographic Issues

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1208 is a medium (CVSS 5.8) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in cisco nx-os. EPSS estimates a 0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-05-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The encryption functionality in Cisco NX-OS on the Nexus 1000V does not properly handle Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) to Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) communication, which allows remote attackers to intercept or modify network traffic by leveraging certain Layer 2 or Layer 3 access, aka Bug ID CSCud14691.

• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.