CVE-2020-3566

Description

A vulnerability in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) feature of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust process memory of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient queue management for Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IGMP traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause memory exhaustion, resulting in instability of other processes. These processes may include, but are not limited to, interior and exterior routing protocols. Cisco will release software updates that address this vulnerability.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
5.05

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services RoutersNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series RoutersNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 4000 SeriesNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco IOS XRv 9000 RouterNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 5000 SeriesNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 SeriesNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 1000 SeriesNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco Network Convergence System 500 Series RoutersNCM
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities For Cisco 8000 Series RoutersNCM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3566)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1705564Security Update for Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers 5.3.0.1i.BASE
PATCH-1705630Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 6000 Series Routers 6.1.4
PATCH-1705272Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 4000 Series 7.2.2
PATCH-1705219Security Update for Cisco IOS XRv 9000 Router 7.1.2.1i.BASE
PATCH-1706021Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 5000 Series 6.2.1.21i.BASE
PATCH-1705220Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 5500 Series 7.1.2.1i.BASE
PATCH-1705124Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 1000 Series 7.2.1.9i.ROUT
PATCH-1705229Security Update for Cisco Network Convergence System 500 Series Routers 7.2.1.21i.BASE
PATCH-1705230Security Update for Cisco 8000 Series Routers 7.2.1.21i.BASE

References

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