CVE-2021-1590Out-of-bounds Write in Cisco Unified Computing System

Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedAug 25
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of the system login block-for command for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a login process to unexpectedly restart, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the implementation of the system login block-for command when an attack is detected and acted upon. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by performing a brute-force login attack on an affected device. A

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDcisco/unified_computing_system4.14.1\(3d\)+1
NVDcisco/nx-os7.0\(3\)i4\(0.116\), 7.3\(7\)n1\(1b\)+1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-g2wr-78c7-xc4v: A vulnerability in the implementation of the system login block-for command for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker t2022-05-24
CVEList
Cisco NX-OS Software system login block-for Denial of Service Vulnerability2021-08-25

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco NX-OS Software system login block-for Denial of Service Vulnerability2021-08-25
CVE-2021-1590 — Out-of-bounds Write in Cisco | cvebase