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CVE-2021-15878.6HighCWE-115

CVE-2021-1587: Cisco NX-OS Software VXLAN OAM (NGOAM) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco · Cisco NX-OS Software

Vendor fix available · Affected: Cisco NX-OS Software · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

1.7%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
77th percentile
050100

Higher than 77% of scored CVEs

8.6HighCVSS 3.1
LowHigh

DescriptionCVE.org

A vulnerability in the VXLAN Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software, known as NGOAM, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of specific packets with a Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) OAM EtherType. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets, including the TRILL OAM EtherType of 0x8902, to a device that is part of a VXLAN Ethernet VPN (EVPN) fabric. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to experience high CPU usage and consume excessive system resources, which may result in overall control plane instability and cause the affected device to reload. Note: The NGOAM feature is disabled by default.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

  • Cisco · Cisco NX-OS SoftwareVersions not stated

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Exploitation
Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Vendor
Cisco
Published
August 2021

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