Resource management error in Cisco IOS XE - CVE-2024-20467
Published: September 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97706
CSH Severity: Medium
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-2024-20467
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 improper management of the IPv4 fragmentation reassembly code. A remote attacker send specific sizes of fragmented packets to an affected device or through a
Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly (VFR)-enabled interface on an affected
device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Cisco IOS XE
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20467
Install updates from vendor's website.
Cisco IOS XE - update to 17.12.2