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CVE-2023-20168

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
23/08/2023
Last modified:
25/01/2024

Description

A vulnerability in TACACS+ and RADIUS remote authentication for Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to cause an affected device to unexpectedly reload. This vulnerability is due to incorrect input validation when processing an authentication attempt if the directed request option is enabled for TACACS+ or RADIUS. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by entering a crafted string at the login prompt of an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Changed
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:9.3\(11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:nx-os:10.2\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3048:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108pc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31108tc-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_31128pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132c-z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-v:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3132q-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3164q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172pq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-32t:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:cisco:nexus_3172tq-xl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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