CVE-2022-20870 HIGH

CVE-2022-20870: Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst Switches MPLS Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software
Weakness CWE-130
Published October 10, 2022
Last update November 1, 2024

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the egress MPLS packet processing function of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650, Catalyst 3850, and Catalyst 9000 Family Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of IPv4 traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed packet out of an affected MPLS-enabled interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 10, 2022 CVE published
November 1, 2024 Record updated