CVE-2023-20033 (GCVE-0-2023-20033)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-27 17:20
Modified
2025-06-18 14:10
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VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Summary
A vulnerability in Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3850 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when processing traffic that is received on the management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of traffic to the management interface. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XE Software |
Version: 16.3.1 Version: 16.3.2 Version: 16.3.3 Version: 16.3.1a Version: 16.3.4 Version: 16.3.5 Version: 16.3.5b Version: 16.3.6 Version: 16.3.7 Version: 16.3.8 Version: 16.3.9 Version: 16.3.10 Version: 16.3.11 Version: 16.4.1 Version: 16.5.1 Version: 16.5.1a Version: 16.6.1 Version: 16.6.2 Version: 16.6.3 Version: 16.6.4 Version: 16.6.5 Version: 16.6.4a Version: 16.6.6 Version: 16.6.7 Version: 16.6.8 Version: 16.6.9 Version: 16.6.10 Version: 16.7.1 Version: 16.8.1 Version: 16.8.1a Version: 16.8.1s Version: 16.9.1 Version: 16.9.2 Version: 16.9.1s Version: 16.9.3 Version: 16.9.4 Version: 16.9.3a Version: 16.9.5 Version: 16.9.6 Version: 16.9.7 Version: 16.9.8 Version: 16.11.1 Version: 16.11.2 Version: 16.11.1s Version: 16.12.1 Version: 16.12.1s Version: 16.12.2 Version: 16.12.3 Version: 16.12.8 Version: 16.12.4 Version: 16.12.3s Version: 16.12.3a Version: 16.12.5 Version: 16.12.6 Version: 16.12.5b Version: 16.12.6a Version: 16.12.7 Version: 16.12.9 |
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