High severity8.6NVD Advisory· Published Jun 3, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3228
CVE-2020-3228
Description
A vulnerability in Security Group Tag Exchange Protocol (SXP) in Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because crafted SXP packets are mishandled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specifically crafted SXP packets to the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
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Affected products
3- Cisco/Cisco IOS 15.3(2)Tv5Range: n/a
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sxp-68TEVzRnvdPatchVendor Advisory
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