Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106658
Category:	CISCO
Title:	Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Remote Login Denial of Service Vulnerability (cisco-sa-20170315-nss1)
Summary:	A vulnerability in the remote login functionality for Cisco; NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote; attacker to cause a process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to; fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. The attacker could use; either a Telnet or an SSH client for the remote login attempt.
Description:	Summary: A vulnerability in the remote login functionality for Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing through the device. The attacker could use either a Telnet or an SSH client for the remote login attempt. Vulnerability Insight: The vulnerability is due to improper handling of failed authentication during login. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to log in remotely to the device. Vulnerability Impact: An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a login process to terminate unexpectedly. Solution: See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-3879 BugTraq ID: 96920 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96920 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038046
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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