CVE-2023-20051Network attack vector

ICMP service interruption via malformed ESP packet handling

Published Apr 5, 2023 · Updated Oct 28, 2024

Denial of service in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software before 21.28.0 allows remote attackers to stop ICMP traffic over IPsec. The Vector Packet Processor improperly handles a malformed Encapsulating Security Payload packet and stops processing ICMP traffic on the connection. Unauthenticated network access to an IPsec connection is required, and the reported consequence is limited to interrupting ICMP traffic on that connection.

CVSS severity5.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.87%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software before 21.28.0 allows remote attackers to stop ICMP traffic over IPsec. The Vector Packet Processor improperly handles a malformed Encapsulating Security Payload packet and stops processing ICMP traffic on the connection. Unauthenticated network access to an IPsec connection is required, and the reported consequence is limited to interrupting ICMP traffic on that connection.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-20051
Published
Apr 5, 2023
Updated
Oct 28, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco ASR 5000 Series Software
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 28, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco ASR 5000 Series Softwareversion=n/a

Published CVSS scores

5.8Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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