CVE-2015-0718

Summary

CVECVE-2015-0718
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-03-03 22:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco NX-OS 4.0 through 6.1 on Nexus 1000V 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, and 7000 devices and Unified Computing System (UCS) platforms allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (TCP stack reload) by sending crafted TCP packets to a device that has a TIME_WAIT TCP session, aka Bug ID CSCub70579.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Cisco Nx-os base All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_1i All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_1j All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_1m All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3i All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3l All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3m All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3q All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3s All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3u All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_3y All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4f All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4g All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4i All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4j All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4k All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.4_4l All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.5_base All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 1.6_base All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_1q All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_1s All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_1t All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_1w All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_1x All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_2m All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_2q All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_2r All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_3a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_3b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_3c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_4a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_4b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_4d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5e All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.0_5f All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_1a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_1b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_1d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_1e All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_1f All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_2a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_2c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_2d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3a All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3e All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.1_3f All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_1b All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_1c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_1d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_1e All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_2c All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_2d All All All
Application Cisco Unified Computing System 2.2_2e All All All
Operating System Netgear Jr6150 Firmware All All All All
Operating System Samsung X14j Firmware t-ms14jakucb-1102.5 All All All
Operating System Sun Opensolaris snv_124 All sparc All
Operating System Zyxel Gs1900-10hp Firmware All All All All
Operating System Zzinc Keymouse Firmware 3.08 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco NX-OS Software TCP Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco NX-OS TCP Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Cause the Target TCP Stack to Reload - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Unified Computing System TCP Packet Processing Flaw on NX-OS Lets Remote Users Cause the Target TCP Stack to Reload - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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