What is the severity of CVE-2012-2469?

CVE-2012-2469 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service by device reset.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2469?

To fix CVE-2012-2469, upgrade to a version of Cisco NX-OS that is not affected, specifically versions later than 5.2.

What versions of Cisco NX-OS are affected by CVE-2012-2469?

CVE-2012-2469 affects Cisco NX-OS versions 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches.

What type of attack does CVE-2012-2469 exploit?

CVE-2012-2469 exploits a vulnerability in how the Cisco Discovery Protocol processes malformed packets.

What is the impact of CVE-2012-2469 on Cisco Nexus 7000 switches?

The impact of CVE-2012-2469 is a denial of service condition that can lead to unexpected device resets.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2012-2469

high

7.8

6/8/2012

6/8/2024

CVE-2012-2469

First published: Mon Aug 06 2012(Updated: )

Cisco NX-OS 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches, when the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reset) via a malformed Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet, aka Bug IDs CSCtk34535 and CSCtk19132.

Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Cisco NX-OS	=4.2
Cisco NX-OS	=5.0
Cisco NX-OS	=5.1
Cisco NX-OS	=5.2
Cisco Nexus 7000
Cisco Nexus 7000
Cisco Nexus 7000
Cisco Nexus 7000 9-Slot Firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2469?
CVE-2012-2469 has a medium severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service by device reset.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2469?
To fix CVE-2012-2469, upgrade to a version of Cisco NX-OS that is not affected, specifically versions later than 5.2.
What versions of Cisco NX-OS are affected by CVE-2012-2469?
CVE-2012-2469 affects Cisco NX-OS versions 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches.
What type of attack does CVE-2012-2469 exploit?
CVE-2012-2469 exploits a vulnerability in how the Cisco Discovery Protocol processes malformed packets.
What is the impact of CVE-2012-2469 on Cisco Nexus 7000 switches?
The impact of CVE-2012-2469 is a denial of service condition that can lead to unexpected device resets.

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