Cisco IOS/IOS XE IKEv1 Fragmentation denial of service

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component IKEv1 Fragmentation Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-20308. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Cisco IOS and IOS XE (version now known). This affects some unknown processing of the component IKEv1 Fragmentation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
A vulnerability in the IKEv1 fragmentation code of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a heap underflow, resulting in an affected device reloading. This vulnerability exists because crafted, fragmented IKEv1 packets are not properly reassembled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted UDP packets to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Note: Only traffic that is directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability. This vulnerability can be triggered by IPv4 and IPv6 traffic..
It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-20308 since 11/08/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
11/08/2023 🔍03/27/2024 🔍
03/27/2024 🔍
06/30/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-ikev1-NO2ccFWz
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-20308 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20308
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258327
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
Entry
Created: 03/27/2024 18:43Updated: 06/30/2025 17:35
Changes: 03/27/2024 18:43 (63), 05/06/2024 14:09 (1), 06/30/2025 17:35 (13)
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