CVE-2012-1340 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service on Cisco MDS switches by sending a crafted FCIP header, requiring a module reload.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-1340?
CVE-2012-1340 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-1340?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cisco Mds 9000 Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2012-1340?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-1340 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2012-1340 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-1340 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r2wv-4x27-jjx6.