Buffer overflow in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2024-20313
Published: March 28, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87891
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20313
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco IOS XE
Cisco IOS XE
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the OSPF version 2 (OSPFv2) feature. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger memory corruption and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20313
Install updates from vendor's website.