SB2024092623 - Denial of service in Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches



SB2024092623 - Denial of service in Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

Published: September 26, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024092623
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20434)

CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


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

The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of frames with VLAN tag information. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.