SB2024092540 - Denial of service in Cisco IOS XE Software IPv4 fragmentation reassembly
Published: September 25, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024092540
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20467)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of the IPv4 fragmentation reassembly code. A remote attacker send specific sizes of fragmented packets to an affected device or through a
Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly (VFR)-enabled interface on an affected
device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.