Cisco NX-OS FCIP Remote Denial of Service (CVE-2012-1340)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501360

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?aef2319d

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027348

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501360

Version: 1.2

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/25/2023

Updated: 12/25/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-1340

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:4.2, cpe:/o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:5.2

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Cisco

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1340

CWE: 119