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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-0381 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T21:51:08.255Z
Reserved: 2011-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-0355
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-02-17T18:00:03.557
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-0355
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD