CVE-2015-6260

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-03-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Cisco NX-OS 7.1(1)N1(1) on Nexus 5500, 5600, and 6000 devices does not properly validate PDUs in SNMP packets, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (SNMP application restart) via a crafted packet, aka Bug ID CSCut84645.

Affected products

Zyxel GS1900-10HP firmware: before 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0 — fixed in 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Zyxel GS1900-10HP firmware 2.50\(aazi.0\)c0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-n5ksnmp
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035158
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-n5ksnmp
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035158

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