CVE-2020-3508

Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series 20-Gbps Embedded Services Processor IP ARP Denial of Service Vulnerability

HIGH

7.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 24, 2020 at 05:51 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:18 AM UTC

141 products affected across 1 vendorIOS XeAsr 1002-xAsr 1006

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Severity

HIGH7.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with a 20-Gbps Embedded Services Processor (ESP) installed could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient error handling when an affected device has reached platform limitations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious series of IP ARP messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system resources, which would eventually cause the affected device to reload.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

IOS Xe · Cisco

95%

16.3.1 16.6.516.7(1)16.9.1 17.1.1 17.4.1

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1000V · Ciscodevice

80%

All versions

1100-4G Integrated Services Router · Ciscodevice

80%

All versions

1100-4Gltegb Integrated Services Router · Ciscodevice

80%

All versions

1100-4Gltena Integrated Services Router · Ciscodevice

80%

All versions