CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-6260

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Cisco NX-OS 7.1(1)N1(1) on Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 devices does not properly validate PDUs in SNMP packets, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SNMP application restart) via a crafted packet.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt SNMP services, potentially leading to downtime in network device monitoring and management.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update NX-OS software to the latest version that includes security patches addressing this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Cisco NX-OS 7.1(1)N1(1) on Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 devices does not properly validate PDUs in SNMP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SNMP application restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCut84645.

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