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Resource Management Errors

CVE-2015-6398

High
7.5/10

Summary

Cisco Nexus 9000 Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode switches with software before 11.0(1c) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via an IPv4 ICMP packet with the IP Record Route option, aka Bug ID CSCuq57512.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Resource management errors is not a weakness in and of itself, rather it is a category of weaknesses related to improper management of system resources. If not addressed, the weaknesses in this category can lead to unexpected software behavior, loss of access, file modification, sensitive information disclosure, system crash, denial of service, and code execution.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published