Cisco NX-OS 11.1(1c) on Nexus 9000 Hang resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Cisco NX-OS 11.1(1c) on Nexus 9000. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management (Hang). This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-4301. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco NX-OS 11.1(1c) on Nexus 9000 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Hang). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 9000 devices 11.1(1c) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (device hang) via large files that are copied to a device's filesystem, aka Bug ID CSCuu77225.

The weakness was published 08/19/2015 with Cisco as CSCuu77225 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-4301 since 06/04/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/12/2022).

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 SecurityFocus (BID 76329†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53027†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Name: Hang
Class: Resource management / Hang
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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06/04/2015 🔍
08/12/2015 +69 days 🔍
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08/19/2015 +7 days 🔍
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06/12/2022 +2447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: CSCuu77225
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-4301 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-4301
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77335
SecurityFocus: 76329 - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Software CVE-2015-4301 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033267
Vulnerability Center: 53027 - Cisco NX-OS 11.1(1c) on Nexus 9000 Remote DoS due to Improper Handling of Large Files Stored in the /tmp Directory, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 08/20/2015 10:44
Updated: 06/12/2022 16:52
Changes: 08/20/2015 10:44 (51), 02/01/2018 07:02 (10), 06/12/2022 16:52 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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