vulnerability
Cisco XE: CVE-2023-20227: Cisco IOS XE Software Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 27, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 27, 2023
Added
Sep 28, 2023
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
A vulnerability in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain L2TP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted L2TP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.
Note: Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.
Solution
cisco-xe-update-latest
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