Buffer overflow in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20267
Published: February 29, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86912
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20267
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the handling of MPLS traffic. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service on the target system.
Affected software
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches NX-OS Mode
Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco NX-OS
PowerFlex Appliance
PowerFlex rack
Nexus 7000 Series Switches
Nexus 6000 Series Switches
Nexus 5600 Platform Switches
Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
Cisco NX-OS
PowerFlex Appliance
PowerFlex rack
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20267
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco NX-OS - addressed in versions 7.3(1)D1(1), 7.3(1)N1(1), 7.3(2)D1(1), 7.3(2)D1(2), 7.3(2)D1(3), 7.3(2)D1(3a), 7.3.2 N1.1, 7.3.3 D1.1, 7.3(3)N1(1), 7.3.4 D1.1, 7.3.4 N1.1, 7.3.5 D1.1, 7.3.5 N1.1, 7.3(6)D1(1), 7.3.6 N1.1, 7.3(7)D1(1), 7.3(7)N1(1), 7.3(7)N1(1a), 7.3(7)N1(1b), 7.3(8)D1(1), 7.3(8)N1(1), 7.3(9)D1(1), 7.3(9)N1(1), 7.3(10)N1(1), 7.3(11)N1(1), 7.3(12)N1(1), 7.3(13)N1(1), 7.3(14)N1(1), 8.0(1), 8.1.1, 8.1(2a), 8.1(2), 8.2(1), 8.2(2), 8.2.3, 8.2(4), 8.2.5, 8.2(6), 8.2(7a), 8.2(7), 8.2(8), 8.2(9), 8.2(10), 8.2(11), 8.3(1), 8.3.2, 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4(3), 8.4(4a), 8.4(4), 8.4(5), 8.4(6a), 8.4(6), 8.4(7), 8.4(8), 8.4(9), 9.3(13), 10.2(7), 10.3(4a), 10.4(2)
PowerFlex Appliance - update to IC 45.374.00
PowerFlex rack - addressed in versions 3.6.6.0, 3.7.4.0
PowerFlex Appliance - update to IC 45.374.00
PowerFlex rack - addressed in versions 3.6.6.0, 3.7.4.0