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CVE-2021-1231


A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) for Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to disable switching on a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) interface. This vulnerability is due to incomplete validation of the source of a received LLDP packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted LLDP packet on an SFP interface to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to disable switching on the SFP interface, which could disrupt network traffic.


Published

2021-02-24T20:15:13.193

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:43:53.150

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

5.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-284
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-346

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1b\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(1e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(3o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.0\(4q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(1s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(3f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.1\(4m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.2\(3m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 11.3\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(1r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.0\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.1\(4a\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(2q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(3t\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.2\(4r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 12.3\(1p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.0\(2n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2t\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2u\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.1\(2v\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(1m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(2l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3r\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(3s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(4d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(4e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(5f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(6i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(7f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(7k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(8d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9b\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(9h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 13.2\(41d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(1h\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(2c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(3c\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.0\(3d\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2m\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2s\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2u\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2w\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.1\(2x\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(2f\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(2g\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3j\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3n\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(3q\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4i\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4o\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(4p\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 14.2\(5k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(1k\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(1l\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(2e\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os 15.0\(2h\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_9000v - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92160yc-x - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92300yc - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92304qc - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92348gc-x - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9236c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9272q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-ex-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-fx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-fx-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93120tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93128tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9316d-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180lc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-ex-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx-24 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx3 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-fx3s - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93216tc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93240yc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9332c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9332pq - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93360yc-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336c-fx2 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336c-fx2-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336pq_aci_spine - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9348gc-fxp - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93600cd-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9364c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9364c-gx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372px-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372tx-e - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9508 - No

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