Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the handling of MPLS traffic for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to lack of proper error checking when processing an ingress MPLS frame, and can be exploited by sending a crafted IPv6 packet encapsulated within an MPLS frame to an MPLS-enabled interface of the targeted device."
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Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Netstack
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Network traffic disruption or device reload
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-20267: Potential DoS vulnerability in Cisco NX-OS Software - Netstack, requiring firmware update to prevent exploitation via crafted IPv6 packets in MPLS frames.
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