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Improper Authentication

CVE-2013-1211

Medium
5/10

Summary

Cisco NX-OS on the Nexus 1000V does not properly handle authentication for Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) to Virtual Supervisor Module (VSM) communication, which allows remote attackers to obtain VEM access via (1) spoofed STUN packets or (2) a crafted VMware ESXi instance, aka Bug ID CSCud14832.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • NONE

CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Improper (or broken) authentication attacks are widespread, and have accounted for many of the worst data breaches in recent years. Improper authentication attacks are a class of vulnerabilities where an attacker impersonates a legitimate user by exploiting weaknesses in either session management or credential management to gain access to the user’s account. This can result in disclosure of sensitive information, and can lead to system compromise, theft, identity theft, and fraud.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published