CVE-2017-6655

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 13, 2017 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorNx OSMds 9000 Nx OSNx OS for Nexus 5600 Platform Switches

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%

Description

A vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads. This vulnerability affects Cisco NX-OS Software on the following Cisco devices when they are configured for FCoE: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. More Information: CSCvc91729. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.833). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)ISH(0.62) 8.3(0)CV(0.944) 8.1(1) 8.1(0.8)S0 7.3(2)D1(0.47).

Affected

Remediation

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References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98991
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038628

CVSS

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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