Heap-based buffer overflow in Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2024-20307

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87896

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20307

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the IKEv1 fragmentation code. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Cisco IOS
Cisco IOS XE

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Cisco IOS - addressed in versions 16.12.10, 16.12.10a, 17.3.8, 17.3.8a, 17.6.6, 17.6.6a, 17.9.1y1, 17.9.4, 17.9.4a, 17.9.5, 17.9.5a, 17.12.1, 17.12.1w, 17.12.1x, 17.12.1a, 17.12.2, 17.12.2a, 17.12.3, 17.13.1, 17.13.1a
Cisco IOS XE - addressed in versions Amsterdam-17.3.8, Bengaluru-17.6.6, Dublin-17.12.1, Dublin-17.12.2, Cupertino-17.9.4, Cupertino-17.9.5, 16.12.10, 16.12.10a, 17.3.8, 17.3.8a, 17.6.6, 17.6.6a, 17.9.1y1, 17.9.4, 17.9.4a, 17.9.5, 17.9.5a, 17.12.1, 17.12.1w, 17.12.1x, 17.12.1a, 17.12.2, 17.12.2a, 17.12.02a, 17.12.3, 17.13.1, 17.13.1a

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ikev1-NO2ccFWz

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software