CVE-2017-3878
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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).
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- https://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCux46778Patchcnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nsscnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96927enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038047enisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nssenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96927Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038047nvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nssVendor Advisorynvd
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