Cisco MDS NX-OS CVE-2012-1340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	54843
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2012-1340
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 23 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Jan 23 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Cisco
Vulnerable:	Cisco NX-OS 5.2(1) Cisco NX-OS 5.2 Cisco NX-OS 4.2
Not Vulnerable:	Cisco NX-OS 5.2(2)

Cisco MDS NX-OS CVE-2012-1340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco MDS NX-OS is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

Successful exploits may allow an attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

This issue being tracked by Cisco bug ID CSCtn93151.

Cisco MDS NX-OS CVE-2012-1340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any publicly available exploits. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Cisco MDS NX-OS CVE-2012-1340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Cisco MDS NX-OS CVE-2012-1340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Cisco Homepage (Cisco)
  
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(2) (Cisco)