Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I3(4)/7.0(3)I1(1) on Nexus 9000 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I3(4)/7.0(3)I1(1) on Nexus 9000. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-6295. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I3(4)/7.0(3)I1(1) on Nexus 9000 (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and availability.

The weakness was published 09/16/2015 with Cisco as 40990 as confirmed vulnerability alert (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-6295 since 08/17/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 316053 (Cisco NX-OS Switches Reserved VLAN Number Vulnerability (Cisco-SA-20150916-CVE-2015-6295)).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (106408), SecurityFocus (BID 76762†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53208†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Unproven

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OpenVAS ID: 100742
OpenVAS Name: Cisco NX-OS Software TACACS+ Server Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: 40990
Organization: Cisco
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-6295 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6295
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77755
X-Force: 106408 - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches security bypass
SecurityFocus: 76762 - Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 9000 Series CVE-2015-6295 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033611
Vulnerability Center: 53208 - Cisco NX-OS 6.1(2)I3(4) and 7.0(3)I1(1) on Nexus 9000 Remote DoS and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2015 11:28
Updated: 06/15/2022 18:31
Changes: 09/18/2015 11:28 (55), 02/03/2018 10:22 (13), 06/15/2022 18:31 (4)
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