Vulnerability CVE-2011-2581


Published: 2011-09-14   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
The ACL implementation in Cisco NX-OS 5.0(2) and 5.0(3) before 5.0(3)N2(1) on Nexus 5000 series switches, and NX-OS before 5.0(3)U1(2a) on Nexus 3000 series switches, does not properly handle comments in conjunction with deny statements, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by sending packets, aka Bug IDs CSCto09813 and CSCtr61490.

Type:

CWE-264

(Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Cisco -> Nx-os 
Cisco -> Nexus 3000 
Cisco -> Nexus 5000 

 References:
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026019
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a0080b9250c.shtml
http://secunia.com/advisories/45883

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