Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Dec 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-4920
CVE-2017-4920
Description
The implementation of the OSPF protocol in VMware NSX-V Edge 6.2.x prior to 6.2.8 and NSX-V Edge 6.3.x prior to 6.3.3 doesn't correctly handle the link-state advertisement (LSA). A rogue LSA may exploit this issue resulting in continuous sending of LSAs between two routers eventually going in loop or loss of connectivity.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx-v_edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:nsx-v_edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=6.2.0,<6.2.8
- (no CPE)range: 6.2.x prior to 6.2.8
Patches
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100277nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2017-0014.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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