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CVE-2011-4023

Memory leak in libcmd in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 on Nexus switches allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of servic

Memory leak in libcmd in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 on Nexus switches allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via SNMP requests, aka Bug ID CSCtr65682.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.0071
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

12
cisco nx-osall versions
cisco nexus 2148t fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 2224tp fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 2232pp fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 2232tm fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 2248tp e fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 2248tp fex switchall versions
cisco nexus 5010p switchall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · psirt@cisco.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD03 May 2012 · 10:11 AM
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/release/notes/Rel_5_0_3_N2_1/Nexus5000_Release_Notes_5_0_3_N2.html
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