CVE-2016-1453
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 8.1% (pctl 95)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) GRE feature in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 through 7.3 on Nexus 7000 and 7700 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long parameters in a packet header, aka Bug ID CSCuy95701.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.07% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2016-10-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| cisco | nx-os |
References
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-otv
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-otv
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946
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