CVE-2020-3569
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerabilities
- High 8.6
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) feature of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to either immediately crash the Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) process or make it consume available memory and eventually crash. The memory consumption may negatively impact other processes that are running on the device. These vulnerabilities are due to the incorrect handling of IGMP packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted IGMP traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to immediately crash the IGMP process or cause memory exhaustion, resulting in other processes becoming unstable. These processes may include, but are not limited to, interior and exterior routing protocols. Cisco will release software updates that address these vulnerabilities.
Key facts
- Published
- 23 Sep 2020
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- cisco
- KEV added
- 3 Nov 2021
- KEV fix due
- 3 May 2022
- EPSS
- 3.384% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 88.993% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.6CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (cisco)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XR Software |
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Timeline
- 23 Sep 2020 Published
- 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2020-3569 added to CISA KEV
- 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue