CVE-2012-2469 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco NX-OS versions 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 on Nexus 7000 series switches. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a device reset by sending a specially crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packet, provided the High Availability (HA) policy is configured for Reset. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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