First published: Wed Mar 27 2024(Updated: )
A vulnerability in the OSPF version 2 (OSPFv2) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.This vulnerability is due to improper validation of
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The severity of cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp is rated as high due to its potential to cause a denial of service condition.
To fix cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp, update your affected Cisco IOS XE Software to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability.
cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp enables an unauthenticated attacker to trigger a denial of service by causing the device to unexpectedly reload.
Devices running affected versions of Cisco IOS XE Software with OSPFv2 enabled are impacted by cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp.
No, authentication is not required to exploit cisco-sa-iosxe-ospf-dos-dR9Sfrxp, as the attack can be executed by an adjacent unauthenticated attacker.