5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
60.3%
A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device.
More Information: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases:
7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257) 7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(501335);
script_version("1.1");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/07/26");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-3878");
script_name(english:"Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Telnet Login Denial of Service (CVE-2017-3878)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login
functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000
Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to
cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and
the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing
through the device. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software
and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device.
More Information: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases:
7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257)
7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).
This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96927");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038047");
# https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2ea47371");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-3878");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_cwe_id(119);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/03/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/03/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/07/25");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Cisco");
exit(0);
}
include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Cisco');
var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Cisco');
var vuln_cpes = {
"cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29" :
{"versionEndIncluding" : "7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29", "versionStartIncluding" : "7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29", "family" : "NXOS"}
};
tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
cisco | nx-os | 7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29 | cpe:/o:cisco:nx-os:7.0%283%29i3%280.170%29 |
5 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
5.3 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
60.3%