QID 316926

Date Published: 2021-04-15

QID 316926: Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Denial of Service Vulnerability(cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic)

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The check matches Cisco APIC version retrieved via Unix Auth using "show version" command.

Affected Version:
APIC version 1.2(2x) prior to 1.2(2j)
APIC version 1.2(3x) prior to 1.2(3l)
APIC version 1.3(1x) prior to 1.3(1j)
APIC version 1.3(2x) prior to 1.3(2j)
APIC version 2.0(1x) prior to 2.0(1r)

The vulnerability is due to improper handling of a type of Layer 2 control plane traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to a host behind a leaf switch. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 6.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.1 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to refer to cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic for more information.

Vendor References

cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic - tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic

CVEs related to QID 316926

CVE-2016-6457 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic			tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapic

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