CVE-2023-20233

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Cisco IOS XR Software
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 September 2023

Summary

A vulnerability in the Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) feature of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of invalid continuity check messages (CCMs). An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted CCMs to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the CFM service to crash when a user displays information about maintenance end points (MEPs) for peer MEPs on an affected device.

Affected Version(s)

Cisco IOS XR Software 5.2.0

Cisco IOS XR Software 5.2.1

Cisco IOS XR Software 5.2.2

References

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/C...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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