CVE-2011-0355 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) versions 4.0(4) SV1(1) through SV1(3b), as integrated into VMware ESX and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1. An attacker can crash the host OS by sending a specially crafted 802.1Q tagged packet over an access vEthernet port due to improper handling of dropped packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and leading to a complete loss of availability. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0\(4\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\):4.0\(4\):sv1\(3b\):*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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