CVE-2013-1226: cisco nexus_7000_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-1226 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in cisco nexus_7000_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 29-04-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Ethernet frame-forwarding implementation in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (forwarding loop and service outage) via a crafted frame, aka Bug ID CSCug47098.

• 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.