Cisco IOS XR Software Discovery Protocol Format String Vulnerability
Cisco IOS XR improperly validates string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. Exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute code with administrative privileges or cause a reload on an affected device. CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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Evidence and details
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Security context
Source reference: kev:CVE-2020-3118
IOS XR
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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- Related CVEs
- CVE-2020-3118
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Publisher severity
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