CVE-2014-0684 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service on Cisco Nexus switches by providing crafted sed input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-0684?
CVE-2014-0684 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Nx-Os, published on 7 May 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Cisco NX-OS 6.2(2) on Nexus 7000 switches allows local users to cause a denial of service via crafted sed input, aka Bug ID CSCui56136.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-0684?
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-2014-0684?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-0684 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-2014-0684 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-0684 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Nx-Os
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4fq6-7734-x384.