CVE-2015-0718: cisco nx-os Resource Management Errors

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-0718 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in cisco nx-os. EPSS estimates a 3.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-03-2016
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco NX-OS 4.0 through 6.1 on Nexus 1000V 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 devices and Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TCP stack reload) by sending crafted TCP packets to a device that has a TIME_WAIT TCP session, aka Bug ID CSCub70579.

• CWE-399Resource Management ErrorsWeaknesses in this category are related to improper management of system resources.