Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Telnet Login Denial of Service (CVE-2017-3878)

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  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/07/26");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-3878");

  script_name(english:"Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Telnet Login Denial of Service (CVE-2017-3878)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A Denial of Service vulnerability in the Telnet remote login
functionality of Cisco NX-OS Software running on Cisco Nexus 9000
Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to
cause a Telnet process used for login to terminate unexpectedly and
the login attempt to fail. There is no impact to user traffic flowing
through the device. Affected Products: This vulnerability affects
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches that are running Cisco NX-OS Software
and are configured to allow remote Telnet connections to the device.
More Information: CSCux46778. Known Affected Releases:
7.0(3)I3(0.170). Known Fixed Releases: 7.0(3)I3(1) 7.0(3)I3(0.257)
7.0(3)I3(0.255) 7.0(3)I2(2e) 7.0(3)F1(1.22) 7.0(3)F1(1).

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96927");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038047");
  # https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170315-nss
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2ea47371");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Refer to the vendor advisory.");
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  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-3878");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/03/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/03/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2023/07/25");

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  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/Cisco");

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include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/Cisco');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'Cisco');

var vuln_cpes = {
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tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);