CVE-2011-0355
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | 1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\) | 4.0\(4\) | |
| vmware | esx | 4.0 | |
| vmware | esx | 4.1 | |
| vmware | esxi | 4.0 | |
| vmware | esxi | 4.1 | |
References
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000118.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43084
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8090
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025030
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3_c/release/notes/n1000v_rn.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/70837
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516259/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46247
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65217
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000118.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43084
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8090
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025030
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3_c/release/notes/n1000v_rn.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/70837
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516259/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46247
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0315
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65217
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.