Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103815
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco NX-OS Border Gateway Protocol Component DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) component; of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of; service (DoS) condition by causing the BGP service to reset and resync.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) component of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create a denial of service (DoS) condition by causing the BGP service to reset and resync. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to improper filtering of invalid AS Path values. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed BGP update to a downstream peer of the affected device. Vulnerability Impact: A successful exploit could result in the downstream peers resetting the BGP connection with the affected device. Affected Software/OS: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series running on NX-OS. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4098 Cisco Security Advisory: 20131004 Cisco NX-OS Software BGP Denial of Service Vulnerability http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-4098 http://osvdb.org/98129 XForce ISS Database: cisco-nxos-cve20124098-dos(87675) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87675
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2013 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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