CVE-2020-3230
HIGHCisco IOS - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Crafted IKEv2 SA-Init Packets
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation in Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to prevent IKEv2 from establishing new security associations. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of crafted IKEv2 SA-Init packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted IKEv2 SA-Init packets to the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reach the maximum incoming negotiation limits and prevent further IKEv2 security associations from being formed.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ikev2-9p23Jj2a
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0196
EPSS Percentile
83.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (50)
cisco/ios
12.2\(6\)i1
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ej
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ej1
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ek
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ek1
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ex
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ex1
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ex2
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ex3
cisco/ios
15.0\(2\)ex4
... and 40 more
Published
Jun 03, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026