CVE-2020-3120

Description

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation for Cisco FXOS Software, Cisco IOS XR Software, and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a missing check when the affected software processes Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, causing the device to reload. Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).

Risk Information

Base Score
6.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.319

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco FXOS, IOS XR, and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS)NCM
Cisco FXOS, IOS XR, and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco NX-OS SoftwareNCM
Cisco FXOS, IOS XR, and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI ModeNCM
Integer Overflow or Wraparound Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3120)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1706063Security Update for Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS) 4.1(3a)UCSM
PATCH-1706149Security Update for Cisco NX-OS Software 4.1(3a)UCSM
PATCH-1706155Security Update for Cisco NX-OS System Software in ACI Mode 5.2(1)SV5(1.3b)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234