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CVE-2020-3569 - Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability

Project:Cisco

Product:IOS XR

Date Added:2021-11-03Due Date:2022-05-03

Vulnerability Name

Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability

Description

Cisco IOS XR Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) incorrectly handles Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets. Exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to immediately crash the IGMP process or make it consume available memory and eventually crash.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Additional Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3569