CVE-2012-3051

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Published Sep 16, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cisco NX-OS 5.2 and 6.1 on Nexus 7000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or packet loss) via a large number of ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtr44822.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:6.1:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot:-:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3029	Cisco NX-OS 5.2 and 6.1 on Nexus 7000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or packet loss) via a large number of ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtr44822.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.686% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/50671
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/5_x/nx-os/release/notes/52_nx-os_release_note.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55600

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Cisco Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 10-slot Nexus 7000 18-slot Nexus 7000 9-slot Nx-os

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: Sep 16, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 16, 2012, 10:34 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM

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