CVE-2016-1453 Information

Description

Buffer overflow in the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) GRE feature in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 through 7.3 on Nexus 7000 and 7700 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long parameters in a packet header aka Bug ID CSCuy95701.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-otv http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8