SB2024091246 - Denial of service in Cisco IOS XR dedicated XML Agent
Published: September 12, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024091246
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20390)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of ingress XML packets in the Dedicated XML Agent feature. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the XML TCP port 38751 and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.