CVE-2015-4277
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0...
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 improperly closes vty sessions after a commit/end operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tmp/*config file creation, memory consumption, and device hang) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut93842.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 improperly closes vty sessions after a commit/end operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tmp/*config file creation, memory consumption, and device hang) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut93842.
- Record
CVE-2015-4277- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 improperly closes vty sessions after a commit/end operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tmp/*config file creation, memory consumption, and device hang) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut93842.
- Record
CVE-2015-4277- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4300 No score
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 improperly closes vty sessions after a commit/end operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tmp/*config file creation, memory consumption, and device hang) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut93842.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4300- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w44-9v43-mqpr No score
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0...
The global-configuration implementation on Cisco ASR 9000 devices with software 5.1.3 and 5.3.0 improperly closes vty sessions after a commit/end operation, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (tmp/*config file creation, memory consumption, and device hang) via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCut93842.
- Record
GHSA-7w44-9v43-mqpr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4277 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Cisco Nx-os, published August 19, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.