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CVE-2020-3566

Critical 🇺🇸 CISA KEV ⚡ Exploit Available
Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability — Cisco IOS XR Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) incorrectly handles Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets. Exp
Published: Nov 3, 2021  ·  Source: CISA_KEV
CVSS v3
9.0
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Cisco IOS XR Software DVMRP Memory Exhaustion Vulnerability — Cisco IOS XR Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) incorrectly handles Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) packets. Exploitation could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to immediately crash the IGMP process or make it consume available memory and eventually crash.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Cisco IOS XR DVMRP contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability in IGMP packet handling that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to crash the IGMP process. Exploitation requires network access to affected routers and can result in immediate denial of service.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي أجهزة توجيه Cisco IOS XR على ثغرة في معالجة حزم IGMP ضمن بروتوكول DVMRP. يمكن لمهاجم بعيد غير مصرح إرسال حزم معيبة لاستنزاف الذاكرة وتعطيل الخدمة. التأثير مباشر على توفر البنية التحتية للشبكة.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة استنزاف الذاكرة في بروتوكول DVMRP بأجهزة Cisco IOS XR تسمح للمهاجمين غير المصرحين بتعطيل عملية IGMP. يمكن للمهاجمين البعيدين إرسال حزم IGMP معيبة لإحداث انقطاع الخدمة الفوري.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 24, 2026 17:54
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
telecom energy government banking
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Upgrade Cisco IOS XR to patched versions (15.0(1)S, 15.1(1)S, 15.2(1)S or later). Implement network access controls to restrict IGMP traffic to trusted sources. Disable DVMRP if not required. Monitor router memory and IGMP process status.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
ترقية Cisco IOS XR إلى الإصدارات المصححة. تطبيق قيود الوصول للشبكة لتقييد حركة IGMP من المصادر الموثوقة. تعطيل DVMRP إذا لم يكن مطلوباً. مراقبة ذاكرة الموجه وحالة عملية IGMP.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A1 A2 A3
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.IP-1 PR.PT-1 DE.AE-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.6.1 A.13.1.1 A.13.1.3
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Cisco:IOS XR
📊 CVSS Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Critical
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Critical
CVSS Score9.0
EPSS5.05%
Exploit ✓ Yes
Patch ✓ Yes
CISA KEV🇺🇸 Yes
KEV Due Date2022-05-03
Published 2021-11-03
Source Feed cisa_kev
Views 5
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
9.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
kev actively-exploited
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