All the vulnerabilites related to Brocade - Brocade Switches
cve-2021-27795
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-12-06 01:16
Modified
2024-08-03 21:33
Summary
Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) hardware platforms running any version of Brocade Fabric OS software, which supports the license string format; contain cryptographic issues that could allow for the installation of forged or fraudulent license keys. This would allow attackers or a malicious party to forge a counterfeit license key that the Brocade Fabric OS platform would authenticate and activate as if it were a legitimate license key.
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