CVE-2016-1453

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) GRE feature in Cisco NX-OS 5.0 through 7.3 on Nexus 7000 and 7700 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long parameters in a packet header, aka Bug ID CSCuy95701.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-otvMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20161005-otvMitigation, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93409Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036946Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Oct 6, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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