6.5
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-6655

Published: 13/06/2017 Updated: 16/12/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 3.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 6.5
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 2.8
VMScore: 294
Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

A vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent malicious user to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads. This vulnerability affects Cisco NX-OS Software on the following Cisco devices when they are configured for FCoE: Multilayer Director Switches, Nexus 7000 Series Switches, Nexus 7700 Series Switches. More Information: CSCvc91729. Known Affected Releases: 8.3(0)CV(0.833). Known Fixed Releases: 8.3(0)ISH(0.62) 8.3(0)CV(0.944) 8.1(1) 8.1(0.8)S0 7.3(2)D1(0.47).

Vulnerability Trend

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cisco nx-os for nexus 5500 platform switches 7.3\\(1\\)n1\\(1\\)

cisco nx-os for nexus 5600 platform switches 7.3\\(1\\)n1\\(1\\)

cisco nx-os for nexus 7700 series switches 8.0\\(1\\)\\(ed\\)

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Vendor Advisories

A vulnerability in the Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocol implementation in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition when an FCoE-related process unexpectedly reloads The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper FCoE frame padding validation An attacker could exp ...