7.1

CVE-2016-1454: cisco nx-os Improper Input Validation

Modified
Published 06-10-2016Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1454 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco nx-os. EPSS estimates a 2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.58%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco NX-OS 4.0 through 7.3 and 11.0 through 11.2 on 1000v, 2000, 3000, 3500, 5000, 5500, 5600, 6000, 7000, 7700, and 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by leveraging a peer relationship to send a crafted BGP UPDATE message, aka Bug IDs CSCuq77105 and CSCux11417.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.58%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.58% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • nx-os< 6.0\(2\)u6\(7\) | ≥ 6.1, < 7.0\(3\)i4\(1\) | < 7.1\(4\)n1\(1\) | ≥ 7.2, < 7.2\(2\)n1\(1\) | ≥ 7.3, < 7.3\(0\)n1\(1\) | < 5.2 | < 7.2\(2\)d1\(1\) | ≥ 7.3, < 7.3\(1\)d1\(1\) | < 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.15\) | ≥ 11.0, < 11.1\(1j\) | < 6.0\(2\)a8\(1\)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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