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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS XR (Router Operating System) (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component Discovery Protocol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a format string vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-134. The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation for Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a reload on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on an affected device. Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).
The weakness was published 02/05/2020 as cisco-sa-20200205-iosxr-cdp-rc as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tools.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-3118 since 12/12/2019. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/20/2024). The advisory points out:
The vulnerability is due to improper validation of string input from certain fields in Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a stack overflow, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges on an affected device.
It is declared as highly functional. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/03/2021 with a due date of 05/03/2022:
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Class: Format stringCWE: CWE-134 / CWE-119
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Timeline
12/12/2019 🔍02/05/2020 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-20200205-iosxr-cdp-rc
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-3118 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 02/06/2020 10:44Updated: 04/20/2024 05:53
Changes: 02/06/2020 10:44 (49), 02/06/2020 10:49 (12), 03/28/2024 14:56 (33), 04/20/2024 05:53 (12)
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