Cisco NX-OS Software for Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches Precision Time Protocol Denial of Service (CVE-2018-0378)

A vulnerability in the Precision Time Protocol PTP feature of Cisco Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 Series Switches running Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service DoS condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of...

CVE-2018-0378

CVE-2018-0378 affects Cisco Nexus 5500/5600/6000 series switches running NX-OS. The issue is in the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) implementation, caused by a lack of protection against PTP frame flood attacks. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can send large streams of malicious IPv4/IPv6 PTP t...