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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106446 |
Category: | CISCO |
Title: | Cisco IOS Frame Forwarding Denial of Service Vulnerability |
Summary: | A vulnerability in Cisco IOS on Catalysts Switches and Nexus 9300 Series;Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Layer 2 network storm. |
Description: | Summary: A vulnerability in Cisco IOS on Catalysts Switches and Nexus 9300 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Layer 2 network storm. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability occurs because the software forwards Layer 2 frames that should be consumed by the first hop. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting the Layer 2 frame into the network segment. Vulnerability Impact: An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a Layer 2 network storm and impact the availability of the switches. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 6.1 CVSS Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6473 BugTraq ID: 94815 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94815 |
Copyright | This script is Copyright (C) 2016 Greenbone Networks GmbH |
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