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Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Feb 26, 2020

Description

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an NX-API system process to unexpectedly restart. The vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the HTTP header of a request that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the NX-API service; however, the Cisco NX-OS device itself would still be available and passing network traffic. Note: The NX-API feature is disabled by default.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner cisco
Published Feb 26, 2020
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Reserved Dec 12, 2019
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Nov 15, 2024
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a