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CVE-2023-20187


A vulnerability in the Multicast Leaf Recycle Elimination (mLRE) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of certain IPv6 multicast packets when they are fanned out more than seven times on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specific IPv6 multicast or IPv6 multicast VPN (MVPNv6) packet through the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.6, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 8 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 5 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2023-09-27T18:15:11.117

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:40:46.903

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.6 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-823
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.2ts Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.7.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.8.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.9.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.1xbs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.8as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.9s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.10.10s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.11.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.12.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.9s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.13.10s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.14.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.15.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.4bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.5s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.6bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.6s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7bs Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.7s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.8s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.9s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.16.10s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.0s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1as Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 3.17.4s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.3.11 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.4.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.5.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.9 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.6.10 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.7.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.8.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.9.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1e Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.10.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.11.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.2s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.3s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 16.12.8 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1s Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.1t Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.1.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1r Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.1v Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.2.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.4a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.6 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.3.7 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.4.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1b Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.5.1c Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.4 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.6.5 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.7.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.8.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.8.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.2 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.2a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.3 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.9.3a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.10.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.10.1a Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.11.1 Yes
Operating System cisco ios_xe 17.11.1a Yes
Hardware cisco asr1000-esp100 - No
Hardware cisco asr1000-esp200 - No
Hardware cisco asr1000-esp40 - No
Hardware cisco asr1001-hx - No
Hardware cisco asr1001-x - No
Hardware cisco asr1002-hx - No
Hardware cisco asr1002-x - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For cisco's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.