CVE-2017-6655

Summary

CVECVE-2017-6655
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-06-13 06:29:00 UTC
Updated2021-12-16 18:48:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads. This vulnerability affects Cisco NX-OS Software on the following Cisco devices when they are configured for FCoE: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. More Information: CSCvc91729. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.833). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)ISH(0.62) 8.3(0)CV(0.944) 8.1(1) 8.1(0.8)S0 7.3(2)D1(0.47).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Mds 9000 Nx-os 7.3(1)d1(1) All All All
Application Cisco Mds 9000 Nx-os 7.3\(1\)d1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Mds 9000 Nx-os 7.3\(1\)d1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0(1)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0(1)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0\(1\)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0\(1\)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.3(0)cv(0.833) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.3\(0\)cv\(0.833\) All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 8.0\(1\)s2 All All All
Operating System Cisco Nx-os 8.3\(0\)cv\(0.833\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0\(1\)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.0\(1\)s2 All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os 8.3\(0\)cv\(0.833\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5500 Platform Switches 7.3(1)n1(1) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5500 Platform Switches 7.3\(1\)n1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5500 Platform Switches 7.3\(1\)n1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5600 Platform Switches 7.3(1)n1(1) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5600 Platform Switches 7.3\(1\)n1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 5600 Platform Switches 7.3\(1\)n1\(1\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 7700 Series Switches 8.0(1)(ed) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 7700 Series Switches 8.0\(1\)\(ed\) All All All
Application Cisco Nx-os For Nexus 7700 Series Switches 8.0\(1\)\(ed\) All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Cisco NX-OS Software CVE-2017-6655 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel over Ethernet Frame Validation Bug Lets Remote Users Cause the Target System to Crash - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Cisco NX-OS Software Fibre Channel over Ethernet Denial of Service Vulnerability CONFIRM tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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