Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in the implementation of the IPv4 fragmentation reassembly code in Cisco IOS XE 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 management of resources during fragment reassembly and can be exploited by sending specific sizes of fragmented packets to an affected device."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Firmware Image
Target Asset Cisco IOS XE Software
Standard Path Global Firmware
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Cisco). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Network disruption possible due to device reload
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2024-20467: Potential DoS vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software due to IPv4 fragmentation reassembly issue, affecting Cisco ASR 1000 Series and cBR-8 Converged Broadband Routers. Verify version and apply patch if necessary.
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