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Cisco XE: CVE-2023-20033: Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco XE: CVE-2023-20033: Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/27/2023
Created
09/28/2023
Added
09/28/2023
Modified
03/13/2025

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when processing traffic that is received on the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of traffic to the management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-xe-update-latest

References

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