8.2
HIGH
CVE-2020-3165
Cisco NX-OS BGP MD5 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication in Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass MD5 authentication and establish a BGP connection with the device. The vulnerability occurs because the BGP MD5 authentication is bypassed if the peer does not have MD5 authentication configured, the NX-OS device does have BGP MD5 authentication configured, and the NX-OS BGP virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name is configured to be greater than 19 characters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by attempting to establish a BGP session with the NX-OS peer. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to establish a BGP session with the NX-OS device without MD5 authentication. The Cisco implementation of the BGP protocol accepts incoming BGP traffic only from explicitly configured peers. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must send the malicious packets over a TCP connection that appears to come from a trusted BGP peer. To do so, the attacker must obtain information about the BGP peers in the affected system’s trusted network.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 26, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-3165 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco nx-os
2 Cisco nexus_3048
3 Cisco nexus_3548
4 Cisco nexus_3016
5 Cisco nexus_3064
6 Cisco nexus_3064-t
7 Cisco nexus_31108pc-v
8 Cisco nexus_31108tc-v
9 Cisco nexus_31128pq
10 Cisco nexus_3132c-z
11 Cisco nexus_3132q
12 Cisco nexus_3132q-v
13 Cisco nexus_3132q-xl
14 Cisco nexus_3164q
15 Cisco nexus_3172
16 Cisco nexus_3172pq-xl
17 Cisco nexus_3172tq
18 Cisco nexus_3172tq-32t
19 Cisco nexus_3172tq-xl
20 Cisco nexus_3232c_
21 Cisco nexus_3264c-e
22 Cisco nexus_3264q
23 Cisco nexus_3408-s
24 Cisco nexus_34180yc
25 Cisco nexus_3432d-s
26 Cisco nexus_3464c
27 Cisco nexus_3524
28 Cisco nexus_3524-x
29 Cisco nexus_3524-xl
30 Cisco nexus_3548-x
31 Cisco nexus_3548-xl
32 Cisco nexus_36180yc-r
33 Cisco nexus_3636c-r
34 Cisco nexus_9000v
35 Cisco nexus_92160yc-x
36 Cisco nexus_92300yc
37 Cisco nexus_92304qc
38 Cisco nexus_92348gc-x
39 Cisco nexus_9236c
40 Cisco nexus_9272q
41 Cisco nexus_93108tc-ex
42 Cisco nexus_93108tc-fx
43 Cisco nexus_93120tx
44 Cisco nexus_93128tx
45 Cisco nexus_93180lc-ex
46 Cisco nexus_93180yc-ex
47 Cisco nexus_93180yc-fx
48 Cisco nexus_93216tc-fx2
49 Cisco nexus_93240yc-fx2
50 Cisco nexus_9332c
51 Cisco nexus_9332pq
52 Cisco nexus_93360yc-fx2
53 Cisco nexus_9336c-fx2
54 Cisco nexus_9336pq_aci_spine
55 Cisco nexus_9348gc-fxp
56 Cisco nexus_9364c
57 Cisco nexus_9372px
58 Cisco nexus_9372px-e
59 Cisco nexus_9372tx
60 Cisco nexus_9372tx-e
61 Cisco nexus_9396px
62 Cisco nexus_9396tx
63 Cisco nexus_9504
64 Cisco nexus_9508
65 Cisco nexus_9516
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-3165.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-nxos-bgpmd5 Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-nxos-bgpmd5 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-3165 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-3165 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-nxos-bgpmd5
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-nxos-bgpmd5 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20200226-nxos-bgpmd5 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.3\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3064-t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108tc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-32t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3232c_:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264c-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3264q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3408-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_34180yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3432d-s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3464c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3524-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3548-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_36180yc-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3636c-r:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9000v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92300yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92348gc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93108tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93120tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93128tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180lc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93180yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93216tc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93240yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9332pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_93360yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336c-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9336pq_aci_spine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9348gc-fxp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9364c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372px-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9372tx-e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396px:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9396tx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9504:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9508:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9516:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-3165 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-3165 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.00%

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0.47930

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