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Rewterz Threat Advisory – Cisco FXOS, IOS XR, and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2020-3120

The vulnerability is due to a missing check when the affected software processes Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, causing the device to reload.

Impact

Denial of Service

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Remediation

Refer to vendor’s advisory for the list of affected products and upgraded patches.

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200205-fxnxos-iosxr-cdp-dos

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