fkie_cve-2025-20241
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-08-27 17:15
Modified
2025-08-29 16:24
Severity ?
7.4 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability in the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the IS-IS process to unexpectedly restart, which could cause an affected device to reload. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when parsing an ingress IS-IS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IS-IS packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the unexpected restart of the IS-IS process, which could cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Note: The IS-IS protocol is a routing protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be Layer 2-adjacent to the affected device.
References
psirt@cisco.comhttps://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-n39k-isis-dos-JhJA8Rfx
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      "value": "A vulnerability in the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) feature of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches and Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in standalone NX-OS mode could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the IS-IS process to unexpectedly restart, which could cause an affected device to reload.\r\n\r\nThis vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation when parsing an ingress IS-IS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IS-IS packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the unexpected restart of the IS-IS process, which could cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.\r\nNote: The IS-IS protocol is a routing protocol. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must be Layer 2-adjacent to the affected device."
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      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad en la funci\u00f3n de sistema intermedio a sistema intermedio (IS-IS) del software Cisco NX-OS para los switches Cisco Nexus de las series 3000 y 9000 en modo NX-OS independiente podr\u00eda permitir que un atacante adyacente no autenticado provoque el reinicio inesperado del proceso IS-IS, lo que podr\u00eda provocar la recarga del dispositivo afectado. Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a una validaci\u00f3n de entrada insuficiente al analizar un paquete IS-IS de entrada. Un atacante podr\u00eda explotar esta vulnerabilidad enviando un paquete IS-IS manipulado a un dispositivo afectado. Una explotaci\u00f3n exitosa podr\u00eda permitir al atacante provocar el reinicio inesperado del proceso IS-IS, lo que podr\u00eda provocar la recarga del dispositivo afectado y provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (DoS). Nota: El protocolo IS-IS es un protocolo de enrutamiento. Para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, un atacante debe estar adyacente a la capa 2 del dispositivo afectado."
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  "id": "CVE-2025-20241",
  "lastModified": "2025-08-29T16:24:09.860",
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          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
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