CVE-2011-0355
Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) 4.0(4) SV1(1) through SV1(3b), as used in VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly handle dropped packets, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ESX or ESXi host OS crash) by sending an 802.1Q tagged packet over an access vEthernet port, aka Cisco Bug ID CSCtj17451.
Published:Feb 17, 2011
Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
EPS:Feb 17, 2011
EPSS Score:0.01786
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Cisco
Product
1000v Virtual Ethernet Module \(vem\)
Cisco
1000v Virtual Ethernet Module \(vem\)
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esx
Vmware
Esx
Vendor
Vmware
Product
Esxi
Vmware
Esxi
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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