Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985
Published Jul 28, 2016
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.94%
Description
Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(1\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(2\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3a\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3b\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3c\)
- 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3d\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4a\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4b\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1a\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1\)
- 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1a\)
- 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.1\)
- 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.3\)
- 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.4\)
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00935) | 59.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.93% (0.00927) | 55.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.70% (0.00697) | 70.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 75.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 74.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00446) | 71.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (3)
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-avs vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92154 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036469 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160727-avs | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCOVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92154 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036469 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Change history (0)
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