CVE-2016-6457
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
A vulnerability in the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on the affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Leaf Switches (TOR) - ACI Mode and Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC). More Information: CSCuy93241. Known Affected Releases: 11.2(2x) 11.2(3x) 11.3(1x) 11.3(2x) 12.0(1x). Known Fixed Releases: 11.2(2i) 11.2(2j) 11.2(3f) 11.2(3g) 11.2(3h) 11.2(3l) 11.3(0.236) 11.3(1j) 11.3(2i) 11.3(2j) 12.0(1r).
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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affected products (21)
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- n/a Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) 11.2(2x) through 12.0(1x)≤ Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform Leaf Switches for Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) 11.2(2x) through 12.0(1x)enisa_euvdEU
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller= 1.2(2)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller= 1.2(3)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller= 1.3(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller= 1.3(2)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cisco application policy infrastructure controller= 2.0(1)nvdUScpe:2.3:a:cisco:application_policy_infrastructure_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (9)
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- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapiccnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161102-n9kapicenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94077Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037185Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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