CVE - CVE-2011-0355

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-0355	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module (VEM) 4.0(4) SV1(1) through SV1(3b), as used in VMware ESX 4.0 and 4.1 and ESXi 4.0 and 4.1, does not properly handle dropped packets, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ESX or ESXi host OS crash) by sending an 802.1Q tagged packet over an access vEthernet port, aka Cisco Bug ID CSCtj17451.
References
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BID:46247 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46247 BUGTRAQ:20110208 VMSA-2011-0002 Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM updates address denial of service in VMware ESX/ESXi URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516259/100/0/threaded CONFIRM:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3_c/release/notes/n1000v_rn.html CONFIRM:http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html MLIST:[security-announce] 20110207 VMSA-2011-0002 Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM updates address denial of service in VMware ESX/ESXi URL:http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000118.html OSVDB:70837 URL:~~http://www.osvdb.org/70837~~ (Obsolete source) SECTRACK:1025030 URL:http://securitytracker.com/id?1025030 SECUNIA:43084 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/43084 SREASON:8090 URL:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8090 VUPEN:ADV-2011-0314 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0314~~ (Obsolete source) VUPEN:ADV-2011-0315 URL:~~http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0315~~ (Obsolete source) XF:cisco-nexus-packets-dos(65217) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65217
Assigning CNA
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Date Record Created
20110107	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20110107)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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