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Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 3650 Catalyst 3850 Series Switches DoS (cisco-sa-cat3k-dos-ZZA4Gb3r)
high Nessus Plugin ID 182351
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patchDescription
According to its self-reported version, Cisco IOS-XE Software is affected by a vulnerability.- 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. (CVE-2023-20033)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwe60256See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?d44bc29a
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 182351
File Name: cisco-sa-cat3k-dos-ZZA4Gb3r-iosxe.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: combined
Family: CISCO
Published: 9/29/2023
Updated: 4/19/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-20033
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.6
Temporal Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe
Required KB Items: Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Version, Host/Cisco/IOS-XE/Model
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/27/2023
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/27/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-20033