Denial of service in Cisco NX-OS Software OSPFv3

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU66749

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20823

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing OSPFv3 packets. A remote attacker can send specially crafted OSPFv3 link-state advertisement (LSA) packets to an affected device, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco NX-OS: 8.2 - 8.2.7

Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches: All versions

Nexus 5500 Platform Switches: All versions

Nexus 5600 Platform Switches: All versions

Nexus 6000 Series Switches: All versions

Nexus 7000 Series Switches: All versions

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches: All versions

Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches: All versions

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-ospfv3-dos-48qutcu
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvz68748
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwb50012
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwb50013
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCwb50015

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.