Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the DHCPv6 relay agent of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of specific fields in a DHCPv6 RELAY-REPLY message, which could allow an attacker to crash and restart the dhcp_snoop process, resulting in a DoS condition."
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Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset dhcp_snoop process
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
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Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
High
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-20446: Cisco NX-OS Software DHCPv6 Relay Agent DoS Vulnerability - Potential for remote denial of service, recommend immediate patching and verification of device stability.
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