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CVE-2023-20027

HIGH CVSS: 8.6 Published: 2023-03-23 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of the IPv4 Virtual Fragmentation Reassembly (VFR) 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 reassembly of large packets that occurs when VFR is enabled on either a tunnel interface or on a physical interface that is configured with a maximum transmission unit (MTU) greater than 4,615 bytes. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending fragmented packets through a VFR-enabled interface on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected Platforms

Cisco 1131 Integrated Services RouterCisco 1100-8P Integrated Services RouterCisco Catalyst 8300-2N2S-6TCisco 1101 Integrated Services RouterCisco 1100-4G\/6G Integrated Services RouterCisco C8200-1N-4TCisco 1111X Integrated Services RouterCisco 1100-6G Integrated Services RouterCisco 4451-X Integrated Services RouterCisco Catalyst 8300-1N1S-4T2X

Weakness Type

CWE-416, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References