CVE-2020-3228 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and NX-OS Software, specifically within the Security Group Tag Exchange Protocol (SXP). An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted SXP packets, causing the affected device to reload. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.6, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and a high impact on availability. While the FAUCET Risk Score is 70/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.2\(6\)i1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:12.2\(6\)i1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1\(1\)syCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1\(1\)sy:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1\(1\)sy1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1\(1\)sy1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1\(1\)sy2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1\(1\)sy2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1\(1\)sy3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios:15.1\(1\)sy3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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