Device reload via unchecked directed-request login string
Published Aug 23, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Buffer overflow in Cisco NX-OS Software allows local users to reload affected devices through a crafted TACACS+ or RADIUS login string. The remote-authentication path fails to validate the crafted string before copying it into a bounded buffer during a directed-request login attempt. Exposure requires the TACACS+ or RADIUS directed-request option and either Telnet or console access; a reload can erase AAA configuration and block valid logins.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Cisco NX-OS Software allows local users to reload affected devices through a crafted TACACS+ or RADIUS login string. The remote-authentication path fails to validate the crafted string before copying it into a bounded buffer during a directed-request login attempt. Exposure requires the TACACS+ or RADIUS directed-request option and either Telnet or console access; a reload can erase AAA configuration and block valid logins.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-20168
- Published
- Aug 23, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- ClamAV
- Product
- Cisco NX-OS Software
- Classifications
- CWE-20, CWE-120, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 23, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.1(1)
- Affected versionversion=10.1(2)
- Affected versionversion=10.1(2t)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(1)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(1q)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(2)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(3)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(3t)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(4)
- Affected versionversion=10.2(5)
- Affected versionversion=10.3(1)
- Affected versionversion=10.3(2)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(4)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(4a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(4b)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(5.1)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(5.1a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(5.2)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV1(5.2b)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(1.1)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(1.1a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(2.1)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(2.1a)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(2.2)
- Affected versionversion=4.2(1)SV2(2.3)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SK3(1.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SK3(2.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SK3(2.1a)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SK3(2.2)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SK3(2.2b)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM1(5.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM1(5.2)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM1(5.2a)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM1(5.2b)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM1(5.2c)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM3(1.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM3(1.1a)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM3(1.1b)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM3(1.1c)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SM3(2.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.1)
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- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.15)
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- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.4)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.4b)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.5a)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.5b)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(1.6)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(2.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(2.5)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(2.8)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(3.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(3.15)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(4.1)
- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV3(4.1a)
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- Affected versionversion=5.2(1)SV5(1.1)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)A4(3)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)A4(4)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)A6(1)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U4(1)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U4(3)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U4(4)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U5(1)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U5(2)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U5(3)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U5(4)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(1)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(10)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(1a)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(2)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(2a)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(3)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(4)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(4a)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(5)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(5a)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(5b)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(5c)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(6)
- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(7)
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- Affected versionversion=6.0(2)U6(9)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(1)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(10)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(11)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(11b)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(11c)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(11d)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(11e)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(12)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(13)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(13a)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(13b)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(14)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(15)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(16)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(17)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(18)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(19)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(2)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(20)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(20a)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(21)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(22)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(23)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(24)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(24a)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(25)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(27)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(29)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(2a)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(3)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(31)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(33)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(5)
- Affected versionversion=6.2(5a)
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- Affected versionversion=6.2(6a)
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- Affected versionversion=6.2(9b)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F2(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F2(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(3)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(3a)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(3c)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(4)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)F3(5)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(1a)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(2a)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(4)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I2(5)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I3(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(3)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(4)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(5)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(6)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(7)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(8)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I4(8a)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I5(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I6(1)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(10)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(3)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(4)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(5a)
- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(6)
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- Affected versionversion=7.0(3)I7(9)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(0)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(0)N1(1a)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(0)N1(1b)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(1)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(2)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(3)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(3)N1(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(4)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(5)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.1(5)N1(1b)
- Affected versionversion=7.2(0)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.2(1)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.2(2)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.2(2)D1(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(0)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(0)DX(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(0)DY(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(0)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(10)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(11)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(12)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(13)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(1)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(1)DY(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(1)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(2)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(2)D1(2)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(2)D1(3)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(2)D1(3a)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(2)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(3)D1(1)
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- Affected versionversion=7.3(4)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(4)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(5)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(5)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(6)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(6)N1(1)
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- Affected versionversion=7.3(7)N1(1)
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- Affected versionversion=7.3(7)N1(1b)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(8)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(8)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(9)D1(1)
- Affected versionversion=7.3(9)N1(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.0(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.1(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.1(1a)
- Affected versionversion=8.1(1b)
- Affected versionversion=8.1(2)
- Affected versionversion=8.1(2a)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(2)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(3)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(4)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(5)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(6)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(7)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(7a)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(8)
- Affected versionversion=8.2(9)
- Affected versionversion=8.3(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.3(2)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(1)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(1a)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2a)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2b)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2c)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2d)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2e)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(2f)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(3)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(4)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(4a)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(5)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(6)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(6a)
- Affected versionversion=8.4(7)
- Affected versionversion=8.5(1)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(1)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(1a)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(2)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(2t)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(2v)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(3)
- Affected versionversion=9.2(4)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(1)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(10)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(11)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(2)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(3)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(4)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(5)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(6)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(7)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(7a)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(8)
- Affected versionversion=9.3(9)
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