CVE-2024-20313

A vulnerability in the OSPF version 2 (OSPFv2) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a den

Severity
High 7.4
CVSS 3.1
Adjacent, local or physical access what this means
Exploited
Not listed
EPSS
0.003
15.6th percentile
Discovered by
Vendor
Vendor-published field
Published
Apr 24, 2024
Assigned by cisco

Description

A vulnerability in the OSPF version 2 (OSPFv2) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of OSPF updates that are processed by a device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed OSPF update to the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Weakness: CWE-120

Affected products

Vendor Product Category Matched by
Cisco Cisco IOS XE Software Routing & Switching cna-assigner
Vendor-reported products (1)
  • Cisco · Cisco IOS XE Software

Vendor advisory

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Cisco IOS XE Software OSPFv2 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Cisco’s rating: High (advisory CVSS 7.4) · Published Mar 27, 2024

Bug ID: CSCwf51268

The vendor’s rating applies to the whole advisory and can differ from this CVE’s own CVSS severity. Where this comes from

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