Cisco NX-OS 4.2/5.0/5.1/5.2 on Nexus 7000 HA Policy denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Cisco NX-OS 4.2/5.0/5.1/5.2 on Nexus 7000. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HA Policy Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2469. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Cisco NX-OS 4.2/5.0/5.1/5.2 on Nexus 7000 (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component HA Policy Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches, when the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a malformed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtk34535 and CSCtk19132.

The weakness was published 08/06/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-2469 since 05/07/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/04/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77469), SecurityFocus (BID 54833†), SecurityTracker (ID 1027352†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36201†). Similar entry is available at VDB-62278. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
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Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61485
X-Force: 77469
SecurityFocus: 54833 - Cisco NX-OS CVE-2012-2469 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1027352 - Cisco NX-OS CDP Packet Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36201 - Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 Switches Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted CDP Packet, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 05/04/2019 19:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (51), 05/04/2019 19:09 (14)
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