Vulnerability CVE-2016-1465
Published: 2016-07-27   Modified: 2016-07-28

Description:
Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.1/10
6.9/10
6.5/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Adjacent network
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Cisco -> Nx-os 

 References:
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-avs
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92154
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036469
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