CVE-2012-3051 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service on Cisco Nexus switches by sending a large number of ARP packets.
- 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-2012-3051?
CVE-2012-3051 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 16 Sep 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco NX-OS 5.2 and 6.1 on Nexus 7000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (process crash or packet loss) via a large number of ARP packets, aka Bug ID CSCtr44822.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3051?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Cisco Nexus 7000, Cisco Nexus 7000 10-Slot, Cisco Nexus 7000 18-Slot, Cisco Nexus 7000 9-Slot, Cisco Nx-Os.
How do I fix CVE-2012-3051?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3051 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-2012-3051 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-3051 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm6v-63m3-vwhw.