7.8
HIGH
CVE-2011-4023
Cisco Nexus SNMP libcmd Memory Leak Denial of Service
Description

Memory leak in libcmd in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 on Nexus switches allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via SNMP requests, aka Bug ID CSCtr65682.

INFO

Published Date :

May 3, 2012, 10:11 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-4023 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco nx-os
2 Cisco nexus_5548p
3 Cisco nexus_5548up
4 Cisco nexus_5596up
5 Cisco nexus_5010p_switch
6 Cisco nexus_5020p_switch
7 Cisco nexus_2148t_fex_switch
8 Cisco nexus_2224tp_fex_switch
9 Cisco nexus_2232pp_fex_switch
10 Cisco nexus_2232tm_fex_switch
11 Cisco nexus_2248tp_e_fex_switch
12 Cisco nexus_2248tp_fex_switch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus5000/sw/release/notes/Rel_5_0_3_N2_1/Nexus5000_Release_Notes_5_0_3_N2.html

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-4023 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5548p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_5596up:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 03, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.04%

score

0.55666

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability