SB2024022925 - Denial of service in Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software
Published: February 29, 2024 Updated: April 23, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024022925
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20294)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) feature. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.