First published: Fri Mar 17 2017(Updated: )
A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. 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: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases: 7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257) 7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Cisco NX-OS | =7.0\(3\)i3\(0.170\) | |
Cisco Nexus 92160YC-X Firmware | ||
Cisco Nexus 92300YC Firmware | ||
Cisco Nexus 92304QC | ||
Cisco Nexus 9236C | ||
Cisco Nexus 9272Q Switch | ||
Cisco Nexus 93108TC-EX-24 | ||
Cisco Nexus 93120TX | ||
Cisco Nexus 93128tx | ||
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch | ||
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-EX-24 | ||
Cisco Nexus 9332pq | ||
Cisco Nexus 9336PQ | ||
Cisco Nexus 9372PX-E | ||
Cisco Nexus 9372px | ||
Cisco Nexus 9372TX-E | ||
Cisco Nexus 9372TX | ||
Cisco Nexus 9396PX Switch | ||
Cisco Nexus 9396TX | ||
Cisco Nexus 9508 |
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The severity of CVE-2017-3878 is rated as medium with a score of 5.3.
CVE-2017-3878 affects Cisco NX-OS Software version 7.0(3)i3(0.170) on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches.
CVE-2017-3878 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a Telnet process to terminate unexpectedly, leading to denial of service.
To fix CVE-2017-3878, upgrade the Cisco NX-OS Software to a version that addresses the vulnerability.
Currently, there are no documented workarounds for mitigating the effects of CVE-2017-3878.