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CVE-2023-20236 (GCVE-0-2023-20236)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-13 16:39
Modified
2025-12-16 18:23
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CWE
- CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Summary
A vulnerability in the iPXE boot function of Cisco IOS XR software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to install an unverified software image on an affected device.
This vulnerability is due to insufficient image verification. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by manipulating the boot parameters for image verification during the iPXE boot process on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to boot an unverified software image on the affected device.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco IOS XR Software |
Version: 5.2.0 Version: 5.2.1 Version: 5.2.2 Version: 5.2.4 Version: 5.2.3 Version: 5.2.5 Version: 5.2.47 Version: 5.3.0 Version: 5.3.1 Version: 5.3.2 Version: 5.3.3 Version: 5.3.4 Version: 6.0.0 Version: 6.0.1 Version: 6.0.2 Version: 6.1.1 Version: 6.1.2 Version: 6.1.3 Version: 6.1.4 Version: 6.1.12 Version: 6.1.22 Version: 6.1.32 Version: 6.1.36 Version: 6.1.42 Version: 6.2.1 Version: 6.2.2 Version: 6.2.3 Version: 6.2.25 Version: 6.2.11 Version: 6.3.2 Version: 6.3.3 Version: 6.3.15 Version: 6.4.1 Version: 6.4.2 Version: 6.4.3 Version: 6.5.1 Version: 6.5.2 Version: 6.5.3 Version: 6.5.25 Version: 6.5.26 Version: 6.5.28 Version: 6.5.29 Version: 6.5.32 Version: 6.5.33 Version: 6.6.2 Version: 6.6.3 Version: 6.6.25 Version: 6.6.4 Version: 7.0.1 Version: 7.0.2 Version: 7.0.12 Version: 7.0.14 Version: 7.1.1 Version: 7.1.15 Version: 7.1.2 Version: 7.1.3 Version: 6.7.1 Version: 6.7.2 Version: 6.7.3 Version: 6.7.4 Version: 7.2.0 Version: 7.2.1 Version: 7.2.2 Version: 7.3.1 Version: 7.3.15 Version: 7.3.2 Version: 7.3.3 Version: 7.3.5 Version: 7.4.1 Version: 7.4.2 Version: 6.8.1 Version: 6.8.2 Version: 7.5.1 Version: 7.5.3 Version: 7.5.2 Version: 7.5.4 Version: 7.6.1 Version: 7.6.2 Version: 7.7.1 Version: 7.7.2 Version: 7.7.21 Version: 6.9.1 Version: 6.9.2 Version: 7.8.1 Version: 7.8.2 Version: 7.9.1 Version: 7.9.2 |
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