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    CVE-2017-3879

    A Denial of Service vulnerability in the remote login functionality for Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. The attacker could use either a Telnet or an SSH client for the remote login attempt. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device. More Information: CSCuy25824. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 8.3(0)CV(0.342) 8.3(0)CV(0.345). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.362) 8.0(1) 7.0(3)IED5(0.19) 7.0(3)IED5(0) 7.0(3)I4(1) 7.0(3)I4(0.8) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1) 7.0(3)F1(0.230).

    Published:Mar 17, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 17, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00873
    CVSS Score:5.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 92160yc Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 92300yc Switch
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    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 92304qc Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9236c Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9272q Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 93108tc-ex Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 93120tx Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 93128tx Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 93180lc-ex Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 93180yc-ex Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9332pq Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9336pq Aci Spine Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9372px-e Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9372px Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9372tx-e Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9372tx Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9396px Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9396tx Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nexus 9508 Switch
    Vendor
    Cisco
    Product
    Nx-os

    Exploits

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High