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CVE-2014-3290

The mDNS implementation in Cisco IOS XE 3.12S does not properly interact with autonomic networking, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive networking-services information by sniffing the network or overwrite networking-services data via a crafted mDNS response, aka Bug ID CSCun64867.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-3290 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from cisco organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-06-14T11:18:55.190

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	cisco	ios_xe	3.12s	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/58715 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3290 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=34613 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68021 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030444 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/58715 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2014-3290 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=34613 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68021 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030444 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.