CVE-2016-1455

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1455
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisco
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-05 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionCisco NX-OS before 7.0(3)I2(2e) and 7.0(3)I4 before 7.0(3)I4(1) has an incorrect iptables local-interface configuration, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via TCP or UDP traffic, aka Bug ID CSCuz05365.

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:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.006790000 probability, percentile 0.716530000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cisco Nexus 93128 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396px - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9396tx - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9504 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9508 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus 9516 - All All All
Hardware Cisco Nexus N9336pq - All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\)i1\(1a\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\)i1\(1b\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\)i1\(1\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 7.0\(3\)i1\(2\) All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco Nexus 9000 NX-OS iptables Configuration Error Lets Remote Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Cisco Nexus 9000 Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches CVE-2016-1455 Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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