Buffer overflow in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 1000V devices for VMware vSphere 7.3(0)ZN(0.9); Nexus 3000 devices 6.0(2)U5(1.41), 7.0(3)I2(0.373), and 7.3(0)ZN(0.83); Nexus 4000 devices 4.1(2)E1(1b); Nexus 7000 devices 6.2(14)S1; Nexus 9000 devices 7.3(0)ZN(0.9); and MDS 9000 devices 6.2 (13) and 7.1(0)ZN(91.99) and MDS SAN-OS 7.1(0)ZN(91.99) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device outage) via a crafted ARP packet, related to incorrect MTU validation, aka Bug IDs CSCuv71933, CSCuv61341, CSCuv61321, CSCuu78074, CSCut37060, CSCuv61266, CSCuv61351, CSCuv61358, and CSCuv61366.
The 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.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76367 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033321 | vdb entry |
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40469 | vendor advisory |