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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103879
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco NX-OS Software Crafted Border Gateway Protocol Update Message Denial of Service Vulnerability (Cisco-SA-20140106-CVE-2013-6982)
Summary:A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP); functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause; all BGP sessions on the device to reset.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause
all BGP sessions on the device to reset.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to the improper processing of
specifically crafted BGP update messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by
crafting a specific BGP-labeled update message.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the attacker to cause all the BGP peers
on a Cisco NX-OS device that are configured with either a VPNv4, VPNv6, or IPv6 labeled unicast
address family to reset.

Affected Software/OS:
Cisco Nexus 7000 running NX-OS 6.2(2)S27.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6982
BugTraq ID: 64670
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64670
Cisco Security Advisory: 20140106 Cisco NX-OS Software Crafted BGP Update Message Denial of Service Vulnerability
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-6982
http://osvdb.org/101713
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029568
http://secunia.com/advisories/56169
XForce ISS Database: cisco-nxos-cve2013-6982-dos(90119)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90119
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