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Cisco IOS: CVE-2024-20276: Cisco IOS Software for Catalyst 6000 Series Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Cisco IOS: CVE-2024-20276: Cisco IOS Software for Catalyst 6000 Series Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
03/27/2024
Created
03/29/2024
Added
03/28/2024
Modified
07/16/2024

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Catalyst 6000 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of process-switched traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Solution(s)

  • cisco-ios-upgrade-latest

References

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