title: Cisco FXOS, IOS XR, and NX-OS Software Cisco Discovery Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability
description: A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol implementation for Cisco FXOS Software, Cisco IOS XR Software, and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a missing check when the affected software processes Cisco Discovery Protocol messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, causing the device to reload. Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be in the same broadcast domain as the affected device (Layer 2 adjacent).
problem types: CWE-190
affected:
{
product: Cisco IOS XR Software
vendor: Cisco
versions:
lessThan: 2.3.1.173, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.0
]
exploits: The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is aware of public announcements about the vulnerability that is described in this advisory. Cisco PSIRT is not aware of any malicious use of this vulnerability.