CVE-2016-1454

Description

Cisco NX-OS 4.0 through 7.3 and 11.0 through 11.2 on 1000v, 2000, 3000, 3500, 5000, 5500, 5600, 6000, 7000, 7700, and 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by leveraging a peer relationship to send a crafted BGP UPDATE message, aka Bug IDs CSCuq77105 and CSCux11417.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.40% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-bgp vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036950 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93417 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1454?
CVE-2016-1454 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1454?
To fix CVE-2016-1454, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1454 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1454 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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