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CVE-2016-1454


Cisco NX-OS 4.0 through 7.3 and 11.0 through 11.2 on 1000v, 2000, 3000, 3500, 5000, 5500, 5600, 6000, 7000, 7700, and 9000 devices allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) by leveraging a peer relationship to send a crafted BGP UPDATE message, aka Bug IDs CSCuq77105 and CSCux11417.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 54 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 51 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2016, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.


Published

2016-10-06T10:59:03.913

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco nx-os < 6.0\(2\)u6\(7\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i4\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3016 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3048 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_31108pc-v - No
Hardware cisco nexus_31108tc-v - No
Hardware cisco nexus_31128pq - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3132q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3132q-v - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3164q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3172 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3232c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3264q - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.1\(4\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.2\(2\)n1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.3\(0\)n1\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco 5548p - No
Hardware cisco 5548up - No
Hardware cisco 5596t - No
Hardware cisco 5596up - No
Hardware cisco 56128p - No
Hardware cisco 5624q - No
Hardware cisco 5648q - No
Hardware cisco 5672up - No
Hardware cisco 5672up-16g - No
Hardware cisco 5696q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_6001 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_6004 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 5.2 Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_5010 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_5020 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.2\(2\)d1\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.3\(1\)d1\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_7000_10-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7000_18-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7000_4-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7000_9-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700_10-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700_18-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700_2-slot - No
Hardware cisco nexus_7700_6-slot - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.15\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_1000v_for_vmware_vsphere - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 7.0\(3\)i4\(1\) Yes
Operating System cisco nx-os < 11.1\(1j\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_92160yc-x - No
Hardware cisco nexus_92304qc - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9236c - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9272q - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93108tc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93120tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93128tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_93180yc-ex - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9332pq - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9336pq_aci_spine - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9372tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396px - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9396tx - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9504 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9508 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_9516 - No
Operating System cisco nx-os < 6.0\(2\)a8\(1\) Yes
Hardware cisco nexus_3524 - No
Hardware cisco nexus_3548 - No

References

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.