8.6
HIGH
CVE-2022-20623
Cisco Nexus 9000 BFD Traffic Dropper Denial of Service
Description

A vulnerability in the rate limiter for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) traffic of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the BFD rate limiter functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of traffic through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped, resulting in BFD session flaps. BFD session flaps can cause route instability and dropped traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 23, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:43 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2022-20623 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-20623 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 n9k-c92160yc-x
3 Cisco n9k-c92300yc
4 Cisco n9k-c92304qc
5 Cisco n9k-c9232c
6 Cisco n9k-c92348gc-x
7 Cisco n9k-c9236c
8 Cisco n9k-c9272q
9 Cisco n9k-c93108tc-ex
10 Cisco n9k-c93108tc-fx
11 Cisco n9k-c9316d-gx
12 Cisco n9k-c93180lc-ex
13 Cisco n9k-c93180yc-ex
14 Cisco n9k-c93180yc-fx
15 Cisco n9k-c93180yc2-fx
16 Cisco n9k-c93216tc-fx2
17 Cisco n9k-c93240yc-fx2
18 Cisco n9k-c9332c
19 Cisco n9k-c93360yc-fx2
20 Cisco n9k-c9336c-fx2
21 Cisco n9k-c9348gc-fxp
22 Cisco n9k-c93600cd-gx
23 Cisco n9k-c9364c
24 Cisco n9k-c9364c-gx
25 Cisco n9k-x97160yc-ex
26 Cisco n9k-x97284yc-fx
27 Cisco n9k-x9732c-ex
28 Cisco n9k-x9732c-fx
29 Cisco n9k-x9736c-ex
30 Cisco n9k-x9736c-fx
31 Cisco n9k-x9788tc-fx
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-2022-20623.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bfd-dos-wGQXrzxn Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bfd-dos-wGQXrzxn 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 table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-20623 vulnerability over time.

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  • 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-nxos-bfd-dos-wGQXrzxn
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 Cisco Systems, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bfd-dos-wGQXrzxn No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-bfd-dos-wGQXrzxn Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\)i6\(2\) up to (including) 7.0\(3\)i7\(3\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c92160yc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c92300yc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c92304qc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9232c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c92348gc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9236c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9272q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93108tc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93108tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9316d-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93180lc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93180yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93180yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93180yc2-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93216tc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93240yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9332c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93360yc-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9336c-fx2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9348gc-fxp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c93600cd-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9364c:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-c9364c-gx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0\(3\)i6\(2\) up to (including) 9.3\(8\) *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.1\(1\) up to (including) 10.2\(1\) OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x97160yc-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x97284yc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9732c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-ex:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9736c-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:n9k-x9788tc-fx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability in the rate limiter for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) traffic of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the BFD rate limiter functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of traffic through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped, resulting in BFD session flaps. BFD session flaps can cause route instability and dropped traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic. A vulnerability in the rate limiter for Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) traffic of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in the BFD rate limiter functionality. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of traffic through the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause BFD traffic to be dropped, resulting in BFD session flaps. BFD session flaps can cause route instability and dropped traffic, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability applies to both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.13 }} 0.02%

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0.49495

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