CVE-2017-6655: cisco mds_9000_nx-os

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6655 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in cisco mds_9000_nx-os. EPSS estimates a 0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-06-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads. This vulnerability affects Cisco NX-OS Software on the following Cisco devices when they are configured for FCoE: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. More Information: CSCvc91729. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.833). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)ISH(0.62) 8.3(0)CV(0.944) 8.1(1) 8.1(0.8)S0 7.3(2)D1(0.47).

• 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.