Cisco Security Advisory Cisco NX-OS Software TCP Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability High Advisory ID: cisco-sa-20160302-netstack. The vulnerability is due to improper processing of certain TCP packets in the closing sequence of a TCP session while the affected device is in a TIME_WAIT state. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific TCP packet to an affected device on a. TCP session that is already in a Time.WAIT. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the. affected device, resulting in a DoS condition.”]
Source: https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160302-netstack