5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-3879
"Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches SSH/Telnet Remote Login DoS Vulnerability"
Description

A Denial of Service vulnerability in the remote login functionality for Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. The attacker could use either a Telnet or an SSH client for the remote login attempt. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device. More Information: CSCuy25824. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 8.3(0)CV(0.342) 8.3(0)CV(0.345). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.362) 8.0(1) 7.0(3)IED5(0.19) 7.0(3)IED5(0) 7.0(3)I4(1) 7.0(3)I4(0.8) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1) 7.0(3)F1(0.230).

INFO

Published Date :

March 17, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:26 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-3879 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 nx-os
3 Cisco nexus_92160yc_switch
4 Cisco nexus_92300yc_switch
5 Cisco nexus_92304qc_switch
6 Cisco nexus_9236c_switch
7 Cisco nexus_9272q_switch
8 Cisco nexus_93108tc-ex_switch
9 Cisco nexus_93120tx_switch
10 Cisco nexus_93128tx_switch
11 Cisco nexus_93180lc-ex_switch
12 Cisco nexus_93180yc-ex_switch
13 Cisco nexus_9332pq_switch
14 Cisco nexus_9336pq_aci_spine_switch
15 Cisco nexus_9372px-e_switch
16 Cisco nexus_9372px_switch
17 Cisco nexus_9372tx-e_switch
18 Cisco nexus_9372tx_switch
19 Cisco nexus_9396px_switch
20 Cisco nexus_9396tx_switch
21 Cisco nexus_9508_switch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-3879.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038046
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss1 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038046
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss1 Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038046
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038046 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss1 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss1 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i3\(0.170\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.3\(0\)cv\(0.342\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.3\(0\)cv\(0.345\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92300yc_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93128tx_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180lc-ex_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332pq_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px-e_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx-e_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396px_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396tx_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508_switch:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.16 }} -0.06%

score

0.53499

percentile

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