cisco nx-os CVE-2021-1231 is a vulnerability in Cisco Nx Os
Published on February 24, 2021

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches ACI Mode Link Layer Discovery Protocol Port Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to disable switching on a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) interface. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of the source of a received LLDP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted LLDP packet on an SFP interface to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to disable switching on the SFP interface, which could disrupt network traffic.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Attack Vector:
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
LOW

Weakness Type

What is an Authorization Vulnerability?

The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

CVE-2021-1231 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2021-1231

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Affected Versions

Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode Version n/a is affected by CVE-2021-1231

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.12%
Percentile
30.59%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.