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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106368
Category:CISCO
Title:Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic)
Summary:A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf; Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent; attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device.
Description:Summary:
A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf
Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent
attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device.

Vulnerability Insight:
The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a type of
Layer 2 control plane traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted
traffic to a host behind a leaf switch.

Vulnerability Impact:
An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on
the affected device.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
6.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6457
BugTraq ID: 94077
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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