Security Bulletin
Summary
Public disclosed vulnerability in NX-OS Firmware used by IBM c-type SAN directors and switches.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-3175
DESCRIPTION: Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper resource usage control in resource handling system. By sending traffic to the management interface, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS Base score: 8.6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/176965 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| NX-OS | 6.X |
| NX-OS | 7.X |
Remediation/Fixes
| Fixes | Version(s) |
| NX-OS | 8.1.X |
| NX-OS | 8.2.X |
| NX-OS | 8.3.X |
| NX-OS | 8.4.X |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
14 Apr 2020: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
14 April 2020
UID
ibm16190239