6.5

CVE-2016-1465: cisco nx-os Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 28-07-2016Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-1465 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Resource Management Errors 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.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-07-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.94% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco1 product
  • nx-os4.0\(4\)sv1\(1\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(2\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3a\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3b\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3c\) | 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3d\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4a\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4b\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\) | 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\) | 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1\) | 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1a\) | 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1\) | 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1a\) | 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.1\) | 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.3\) | 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.4\)

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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