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CVE-2021-1621

A vulnerability in the Layer 2 punt code of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a queue wedge on an interface that receives specific Layer 2 frames, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain Layer 2 frames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific Layer 2 frames on the segment the router is connected to. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a queue wedge on the interface, resulting in a DoS condition.

Published

2021-09-23T03:15:13.210

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:44:45.667

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-399
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.3.1 Yes
Hardware cisco 1000_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1100-4g\/6g_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1100-4p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1100-8p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1100_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1101-4p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1101_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1109-2p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1109-4p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1109_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1111x-8p_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1111x_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 111x_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1120_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 1160_integrated_services_router - No
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.3.1 Yes
Hardware cisco 4000_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4221_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4321_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4331_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4351_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4431_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4451-x_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4451_integrated_services_router - No
Hardware cisco 4461_integrated_services_router - No
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.3.1 Yes
Hardware cisco asr_1000 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1000-x - No
Hardware cisco asr_1001 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1001-hx - No
Hardware cisco asr_1001-hx_r - No
Hardware cisco asr_1001-x - No
Hardware cisco asr_1001-x_r - No
Hardware cisco asr_1002 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1002-hx - No
Hardware cisco asr_1002-hx_r - No
Hardware cisco asr_1002-x - No
Hardware cisco asr_1002-x_r - No
Hardware cisco asr_1004 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1006 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1006-x - No
Hardware cisco asr_1009-x - No
Hardware cisco asr_1013 - No
Hardware cisco asr_1023 - No
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.3.1 Yes
Hardware cisco csr_1000v - No
Operating System cisco ios_xe < 17.3.1 Yes
Hardware cisco isrv - No
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