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CVE-2024-20259 — Cisco Ios Xe security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.6

A vulnerability in the DHCP snooping feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to a crafted IPv4 DHCP request packet being mishandled when endpoint analytics are enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP request through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: The attack vector is listed as network because a DHCP relay anywhere on the network could allow exploits from networks other than the adjacent one.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.6 (3.1)
Published
2024-03-27
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-122, CWE-787

Affected products

  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.1.1
  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.1.1a
  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.1.1s
  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.1.1t
  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.1.3
  • cisco / ios_xe / 17.2.1

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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