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CVE-2011-0355
Published: Feb 17, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
43084
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20110208 VMSA-2011-0002 Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM updates address denial of service in VMware ESX/ESXi
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
cisco-nexus-packets-dos(65217)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1025030
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
ADV-2011-0314
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
46247
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
8090
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
70837
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
ADV-2011-0315
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
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