Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105698
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco NX-OS Malformed ARP Header Denial of Service Vulnerability
Summary:	A vulnerability in Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature of; the Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to; cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition because the ARP process unexpectedly restarts.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature of the Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a partial denial of service (DoS) condition because the ARP process unexpectedly restarts. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to improper input validation of the fields in the ARP packet header. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted ARP packet from an adjacent network to the affected device. Vulnerability Impact: An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a partial DoS condition because the ARP process could unexpectedly restart when processing the crafted ARP packet. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 6.1 CVSS Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6277 Cisco Security Advisory: 20150901 Cisco NX-OS Malformed ARP Header Denial of Service Vulnerability http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=40748 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033443
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