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CVE-2011-0355 Details

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000118.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/43084	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8090	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025030	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65217	CVE
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3_c/release/notes/n1000v_rn.html	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/70837	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516259/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46247	CVE
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0314	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0315	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2011/000118.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/43084	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8090	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025030	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65217	[email protected]
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/datacenter/nexus1000/sw/4_0_4_s_v_1_3_c/release/notes/n1000v_rn.html	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/70837	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516259/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46247	[email protected]
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0002.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0314	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0315	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-399	Resource Management Errors	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
cisco 1000v virtual ethernet module (vem)	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)
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_(vem):4.0(4):sv1(1):::::: cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_(vem):4.0(4):sv1(2):::::: cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_(vem):4.0(4):sv1(3):::::: cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_(vem):4.0(4):sv1(3a):::::: cpe:2.3:a:cisco:1000v_virtual_ethernet_module_(vem):4.0(4):sv1(3b):::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
vmware esx	4.0 4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
vmware esxi	4.0 4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:vmware:esxi:4.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 10, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 17, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2011-0355 Details

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