CVE-2021-1387

Description

A vulnerability in the network stack of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability exists because the software improperly releases resources when it processes certain IPv6 packets that are destined to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple crafted IPv6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause the network stack to run out of available buffers, impairing operations of control plane and management plane protocols and resulting in a DoS condition. Manual intervention would be required to restore normal operations on the affected device. For more information about the impact of this vulnerability, see the Details section of this advisory.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.6

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.941

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Cisco NX-OS Software IPv6 Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco NX-OS Software	NCM
CVE-2021-1387	NCM

Patch Details

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Patch ID	Patch Description
PATCH-1706149	Security Update for Cisco NX-OS Software 4.1(3a)UCSM

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234