CVE-2017-3879 describes a Denial of Service vulnerability in the remote login functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, allowing an unauthenticated, remote attacker to disrupt login attempts via Telnet or SSH. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can cause a partial denial of service to login processes without impacting user traffic. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0\(3\)i3\(0.170\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:7.0\(3\)i3\(0.170\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3\(0\)cv\(0.342\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.3\(0\)cv\(0.342\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3\(0\)cv\(0.345\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:8.3\(0\)cv\(0.345\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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