CVE-2012-6396

no score yetEPSS 0.9%

Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 7000 series switches does not properly handle certain line-card replacements, which might allow remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted configuration that references interfaces that do not exist on the new card, aka Bug ID CSCud44300.

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 59% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-399
Published: 2013-01-19
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

cisco:nexus_7000
cisco:nexus_7000_10-slot
cisco:nexus_7000_18-slot
cisco:nexus_7000_9-slot
cisco:nx-os

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2012-6396
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028018

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