SB2021082613 - Denial of service in Cisco NX-OS Software
Published: August 26, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021082613
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1587)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of specific packets in the VXLAN Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.