Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2023
CVE-2023-20109
Cisco IOS and IOS XE Group Encrypted Transport VPN Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
In wildKEV
6.6
CVSS
2.5%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Cisco Group Encrypted Transport VPN (GET VPN) feature of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker who has administrative control of either a group member or a key server to execute arbitrary code on an affected device or cause the device to crash.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of attributes in the Group Domain of Interpretation (GDOI) and G-IKEv2 protocols of the GET VPN feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by either compromising an installed key server or modifying the configuration of a group member to point to a key server that is controlled by the attacker. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and gain full control of the affected system or cause the affected system to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. For more information, see the Details ["#details"] section of this advisory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Oct 10, 2023
Federal remediation dueOct 31, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IX
IOS XE · Cisco
3.3.0sg; 3.3.1sg; 3.3.2sg; 3.4.0sg; 3.4.1sg; 3.4.2sg; +34 more · source: NVD
CI
Cisco IOS XE Software · Cisco
3.7.0S; 3.7.1S; 3.7.2S; 3.7.3S; 3.7.4S; 3.7.5S; +34 more · source: vendor
IO
IOS · Cisco
12.4(24)T; 12.4(24)T3; 12.4(22)T1; 12.4(24)T5; 12.4(24)T4; 12.4(22)T; +34 more · source: vendor, NVD
IA
IOS and IOS XE · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20109
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20109
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-getvpn-rce-g8qR68sx
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