TI-2012-01191 Aliases CVE-2012-1340 GHSA-r2wv-4x27-jjx6

The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS…

LOW 26CWE-119Published 2012-08-06 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) implementation in Cisco MDS NX-OS 4.2 and 5.2 on MDS 9000 series switches allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (module reload) via a crafted FCIP header, aka Bug ID CSCtn93151.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01733 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:4.2:::::::*	4.2	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:5.2:::::::*	5.2	Vulnerable	Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9000::::::::	all versions	Running on	Cisco

cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:mds_9000_nx-os:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·Cisco
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:mds_9000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1340
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2wv-4x27-jjx6

References

Advisory 1

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/5_2/release/notes/nx-os/mds_nxos_rel_notes_522.html

TI-2017-04414 Memory corruption in Cisco NX-OS Software Fibre Channel over Ethernet CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2015-03628 Buffer overflow in Cisco NX-OS on Nexus 1000V devices for VMware vSphere 7.3(0)ZN(0.9)… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
TI-2015-00723 The banner (aka MOTD) implementation in Cisco NX-OS 4.1(2)E1(1f) on Nexus 4000 devices… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0

Sources

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