Titania Nipper Release Notes

Nipper 2.7.0

The latest release of Nipper 2.7.0 includes a new plugin focusing on the reporting of Cisco vulnerabilities. This new plugin uses a Cisco PSIRT advisories file, which is produced by the global Cisco PSIRT team who are responsible for managing vulnerabilities within Cisco Software.

Accuracy Improvements 

• Cisco PSIRT plugin can use full Cisco OS Version numbers to determine vulnerabilities
• Cisco IOS will now be more accurate in reporting Vulnerabilities when using the Cisco PSIRT Plugin over the Vulnerability Plugin
• Cisco IOS XE will now be more accurate when reporting Vulnerabilities when using the Cisco PSIRT Plugin over the Vulnerability Plugin
• Cisco PIX will now be more accurate when reporting Vulnerabilities when using the Cisco PSIRT Plugin over the Vulnerability Plugin
• Cisco Nexus will now be more accurate when reporting Vulnerabilities when using the Cisco PSIRT plugin over the Vulnerability Plugin

Detail Improvements 

• PSIRT Vulnerabilities can be reported on by exact OS version match, or by a partial OS version match
• PSIRT Vulnerabilities can have all affected OS versions displayed for each finding

Help Guides

• Our 2.7.0 update includes a new help guide detailing two methods of retrieving updated PSIRT files, that can be uploaded into Nipper’s Resource Manager