vulnerability
Cisco XE: CVE-2020-3465: Cisco IOS XE Software Ethernet Frame Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 25, 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | Feb 23, 2024 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 25, 2020
Added
Sep 25, 2020
Modified
Feb 23, 2024
Description
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a device to reload. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain valid, but not typical, Ethernet frames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the Ethernet frames onto the Ethernet segment. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Solution
cisco-xe-upgrade-latest
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