CVE-2023-20187
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability in the Multicast Leaf Recycle Elimination (mLRE) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain IPv6 multicast packets when they are fanned out more than seven times on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific IPv6 multicast or IPv6 multicast VPN (MVPNv6) packet through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 48% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-823 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2016-2161 | High | 7.5 | 21% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-6112 | High | 7.8 | 17% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-27009 | High | 8.1 | 7.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-46724 | High | 8.6 | 4.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-13573 | High | 7.5 | 3.4% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-0685 | High | 7.8 | 1.7% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-20187?
No published fix for CVE-2023-20187 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2023-20187 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-20187 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.65% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-20187?
CVE-2023-20187 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.6, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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