CVE-2016-1465 - CVE House
Back to Database
Status published Medium CVE-2016-1465

Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i)...

Vulnerability Description

Cisco Nexus 1000v Application Virtual Switch (AVS) devices before 5.2(1)SV3(1.5i) allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ESXi hypervisor crash and purple screen) via a crafted Cisco Discovery Protocol packet that triggers an out-of-bounds memory access, aka Bug ID CSCuw57985.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

THREAT MONITOR

Am I Vulnerable?

Launch our assessment wizard to check if your infrastructure is exposed to • CVE-2016-1465

Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

More from cisco

View All →
CVE-2025-27091
OpenH264 Decoding Functions Heap Overflow Vulnerability
High 8.6
CVE-2023-25653
Improper calculations in ECC implementation can trigger a Denial-of-Service (DoS)
High 7.5
CVE-2021-33478
The TrustZone implementation in certain Broadcom MediaxChange firmware could allow...
Medium 6.8
CVE-2020-16139
A denial-of-service in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G 1-4-4-0...
High 7.5
CVE-2020-16138
A denial-of-service issue in Cisco Unified IP Conference Station 7937G...
High 7.5

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

nx-os
Vulnerable Versions:
4.0\(4\)sv1\(1\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(2\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3a\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3b\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3c\), 4.0\(4\)sv1\(3d\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4a\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(4b\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.1a\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2\), 4.2\(1\)sv1\(5.2b\), 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1\), 4.2\(1\)sv2\(1.1a\), 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1\), 4.2\(1\)sv2\(2.1a\), 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.1\), 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.3\), 5.2\(1\)sv3\(1.4\)

Timeline

Official Publish: July 28th, 2016
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.