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Cisco IOS XE Software OSPFv2 DoS (cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp)
high Nessus Plugin ID 193264
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS-XE Software is affected by a vulnerability.- 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.
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwf51268See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?e3756ed0
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 193264
File Name: cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 4/12/2024
Updated: 9/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-20313
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.4
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/27/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/27/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-20313