A vulnerability in the 802.1X implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of Extensible Authentication Protoco
A vulnerability in the 802.1X implementation for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation of Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN (EAPOL) frames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EAPOL frame to an…
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Nexus 1000V Switch for VMware vSphere | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 3000 Series Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 3500 Platform Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 2000, 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches | unspecified, unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switches | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode | unspecified |
| Cisco | Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Standalone NX | OS Mode — unspecified |
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
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No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.