CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-2201

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The Message Transfer Service (MTS) in Cisco NX-OS before version 6.2(7) on MDS 9000 devices and before version 6.0(2) on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a large volume of crafted traffic, leading to NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt device operation, potentially leading to service outages.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the software to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor network traffic for potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Message Transfer Service (MTS) in Cisco NX-OS before 6.2(7) on MDS 9000 devices and 6.0 before 6.0(2) on Nexus 7000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and kernel panic) via a large volume of crafted traffic, aka Bug ID CSCtw98915.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS