CVE-2011-0355
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability81. percentile2%
Product
Cisco 1000v Virtual Ethernet Module \(vem\)
PublishedFeb 17, 2011
First seenFeb 17, 2011
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cisco 1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_\(vem\) | 4.0\(4\) | — |
| vmware esx | 4.0, 4.1 | — |
| vmware esxi | 4.0, 4.1 | — |
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