CVE-2023-20227: High severity cisco ios xe vulnerability

Published Sep 27, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability in the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of certain L2TP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted L2TP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition. Note: Only traffic directed to the affected system can be used to exploit this vulnerability.

Affected Software

272 affected components
All of the following
Any of the following
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1d
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1e
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.4
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.5
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.5f
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.6
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.7
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.8
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1d
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1e
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1f
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1g
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1t
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1w
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1x
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1y
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1z1
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1z2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.3s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.4
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.4a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.5
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.5a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.6
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.6a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.7
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.8
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1s
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1t
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1r
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1v
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1w
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1x
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1z
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.2a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4c
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5b
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.6
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.7
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1b
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.2a
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1b
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1c
Any of the following
Cisco Catalyst 8000v Edge
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v
Cisco 1000 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4g Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4gltegb Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4gltena Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-6g Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4221 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4431 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4451 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4461 Integrated Services Router
Cisco C8200-1n-4t
Cisco C8200l-1n-4t
Cisco C8500l-8s4x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-1n1s-4t2x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-1n1s-6t
Cisco Catalyst 8300-2n2s-4t2x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-2n2s-6t
Cisco Vg400-2fxs\/2fxo
Cisco Vg400-4fxs\/4fxo
Cisco Vg400-6fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg400-8fxs
Cisco Vg420-132fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg420-144fxs
Cisco Vg420-84fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg450-144fxs\/k9
Cisco Vg450-72fxs\/k9
Cisco Vg450\/k9
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1d
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1e
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.8.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.4
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.5
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.5f
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.6
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.7
Cisco IOS XE=16.9.8
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1d
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1e
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1f
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1g
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.10.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1b
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.11.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1c
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1t
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1w
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1x
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1y
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1z1
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.1z2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.2s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.3
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.3s
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.4
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.4a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.5
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.5a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.6
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.6a
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.7
Cisco IOS XE=16.12.8
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1s
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.1t
Cisco IOS XE=17.1.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1r
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.1v
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.2.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1w
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1x
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.1z
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.2a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.3
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.4c
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5a
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.5b
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.6
Cisco IOS XE=17.3.7
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.1b
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.2
Cisco IOS XE=17.4.2a
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1a
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1b
Cisco IOS XE=17.5.1c
Cisco Catalyst 8000v Edge
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000v
Cisco 1000 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4g Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4gltegb Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-4gltena Integrated Services Router
Cisco 1100-6g Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4221 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4321 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4331 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9-rf Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9-ws Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351\/k9 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4351 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4431 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4451 Integrated Services Router
Cisco 4461 Integrated Services Router
Cisco C8200-1n-4t
Cisco C8200l-1n-4t
Cisco C8500l-8s4x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-1n1s-4t2x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-1n1s-6t
Cisco Catalyst 8300-2n2s-4t2x
Cisco Catalyst 8300-2n2s-6t
Cisco Vg400-2fxs\/2fxo
Cisco Vg400-4fxs\/4fxo
Cisco Vg400-6fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg400-8fxs
Cisco Vg420-132fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg420-144fxs
Cisco Vg420-84fxs\/6fxo
Cisco Vg450-144fxs\/k9
Cisco Vg450-72fxs\/k9
Cisco Vg450\/k9

Event History

Sep 27, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:21 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:21 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20227?

CVE-2023-20227 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

2

How can I fix CVE-2023-20227?

To fix CVE-2023-20227, upgrade to a fixed version of Cisco IOS XE Software per the Cisco advisory.

3

What causes CVE-2023-20227?

CVE-2023-20227 is caused by improper handling of certain Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol packets.

4

Who is affected by CVE-2023-20227?

Devices running affected versions of Cisco IOS XE Software are vulnerable to CVE-2023-20227.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-20227?

No specific workaround is recommended for CVE-2023-20227; patching the software is the advised response.

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