ID CVE-2011-0355
Summary Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) 4.0(4) SV1(1) through SV1(3b), as used in VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly handle dropped packets, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ESX or ESXi host OS crash) by sending an 802.1Q tagged packet over an access vEthernet port, aka Cisco Bug ID CSCtj17451.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3b\):*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3b\):*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 7.8 (as of 10-10-2018 - 20:09)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-399
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
refmap via4
bid 46247
bugtraq 20110208 VMSA-2011-0002 Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM updates address denial of service in VMware ESX/ESXi
confirm
mlist [security-announce] 20110207 VMSA-2011-0002 Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM updates address denial of service in VMware ESX/ESXi
osvdb 70837
sectrack 1025030
secunia 43084
sreason 8090
vupen
  • ADV-2011-0314
  • ADV-2011-0315
xf cisco-nexus-packets-dos(65217)
Last major update 10-10-2018 - 20:09
Published 17-02-2011 - 18:00
Last modified 10-10-2018 - 20:09
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