7.4
HIGH
CVE-2023-20169
"Cisco Nexus Switches IS-IS Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability in the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol of Cisco NX-OS Software for the Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the IS-IS process to unexpectedly restart, which could cause an affected device to reload. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when parsing an ingress IS-IS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IS-IS packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition due to the unexpected restart of the IS-IS process, which could cause the affected device to reload. Note: The IS-IS protocol is a routing protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be Layer 2 adjacent to the affected device.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-20169 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_31108pc-v
5 Cisco nexus_31108tc-v
6 Cisco nexus_31128pq
7 Cisco nexus_3132c-z
8 Cisco nexus_3132q-v
9 Cisco nexus_3132q-xl
10 Cisco nexus_3164q
11 Cisco nexus_3172pq
12 Cisco nexus_3172pq-xl
13 Cisco nexus_3172tq
14 Cisco nexus_3172tq-32t
15 Cisco nexus_3172tq-xl
16 Cisco nexus_3232
17 Cisco nexus_3264c-e
18 Cisco nexus_3264q
19 Cisco nexus_3408-s
20 Cisco nexus_34180yc
21 Cisco nexus_34200yc-sm
22 Cisco nexus_3432d-s
23 Cisco nexus_3464c
24 Cisco nexus_3524
25 Cisco nexus_3524-x
26 Cisco nexus_3524-xl
27 Cisco nexus_3548-x
28 Cisco nexus_3548-xl
29 Cisco nexus_36180yc-r
30 Cisco nexus_9232e
31 Cisco nexus_92348gc-x
32 Cisco nexus_9408
33 Cisco nexus_9504
34 Cisco nexus_9508
35 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-2023-20169.

URL Resource
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-n3_9k-isis-dos-FTCXB4Vb Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-n3_9k-isis-dos-FTCXB4Vb Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-20169 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://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-n3_9k-isis-dos-FTCXB4Vb
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-788
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2023

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

    Aug. 31, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-n3_9k-isis-dos-FTCXB4Vb No Types Assigned https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-nxos-n3_9k-isis-dos-FTCXB4Vb Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:10.3\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_3232:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_34200yc-sm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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_9232e:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_92348gc-x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_9408:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2023-20169 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-2023-20169 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery
Exploit Prediction

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

0.19 }} 0.14%

score

0.56569

percentile

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