Vulnerability Bulletins |
Cisco NX-OS Software TCP Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability |
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A vulnerability in the TCP stack of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.The vulnerability is due to improper processing of certain TCP packets in the closing sequence of a TCP session while the affected device is in a TIME_WAIT state. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific TCP packet to an affected device on a TCP session that is already in a TIME_WAIT state. An exploit could allow the More info: http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-netstack?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory&vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence&vs_type=RSS&vs_p=Cisco%20NX-OS%20Software%20TCP%20Netstack%20Denial%20of%20Service%20Vulne |
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