CVE-2020-3118

Cisco IOS XR Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Format String Vulnerability

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
December 12, 2019
Published Date
February 05, 2020
Last Updated
November 08, 2024
Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco IOS XR Software
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a reload on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input from certain fields in 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 cause a stack overflow, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on an affected device. Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.0

8.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC