Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in ACI Mode Link Layer Discovery Protocol Memory Leak Denial of Service Vulnerability
Published Feb 23, 2023
7.4
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
A vulnerability in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in an unexpected reload of the device. This vulnerability is due to incorrect error checking when parsing ingress LLDP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a steady stream of crafted LLDP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory leak, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition when the device unexpectedly reloads. Note: This vulnerability cannot be exploited by transit traffic through the device. The crafted LLDP packet must be targeted to a directly connected interface, and the attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent). In addition, the attack surface for this vulnerability can be reduced by disabling LLDP on interfaces where it is not required.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Cisco | Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode | n/a |
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- 15.2\(1g\)
- 15.2\(2e\)
- 15.2\(2f\)
- 15.2\(2g\)
- 15.2\(2h\)
- 15.2\(3e\)
- 15.2\(3f\)
- 15.2\(3g\)
- 15.2\(4d\)
- 15.2\(4e\)
- 15.2\(4f\)
- 15.2\(5c\)
- 15.2\(5d\)
- 15.2\(5e\)
- 16.0\(1g\)
- 16.0\(1j\)
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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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Oct 25, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 20.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00296) | 21.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 22.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00046) | 14.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 16.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 24, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aci-lldp-dos-ySCNZOpX vendor-advisoryMitigationVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-aci-lldp-dos-ySCNZOpX | vendor-advisoryMitigationVendor Advisory |
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