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CVE-2020-3569: Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability
Cisco IOS XR · in CISA KEV since 2021-11-03
2021-11-03added to KEV
2022-05-03federal remediation due date
3.32%EPSS exploit probability (30 days) 88.1th percentile
8.6 HIGHCVSS 3.1
Unknownknown ransomware use
406days from NVD publication to KEV
What it is
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.
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| CWE | CWE-400 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD published | 2020-09-23 (Analyzed) |
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