A vulnerability in the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) feature for IPv6 networks (PIM6) 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 error handling when processing inbound PIM6 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple crafted PIM6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the PIM6 application to leak system memory. Over time, this memory leak could cause the PIM6 application to stop processing legitimate PIM6 traffic, leading to a DoS condition on the affected device.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
User Interaction None
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Affected Vendors & Products
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History
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2020-08-27T15:40:43.612337Z
Updated: 2024-09-16T23:46:06.456Z
Reserved: 2019-12-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-3338
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2020-08-27T16:15:11.940
Modified: 2021-08-06T18:43:07.043
Link: CVE-2020-3338
Redhat
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