Cisco IOS XR Software Internet Key Exchange Version 2 Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) function of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to prevent an affected device from processing any control plane UDP packets. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of malformed IKEv2 packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed IKEv2 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to prevent the affected device from processing any control plane UDP packets, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the March 2025 release of the Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: March 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-75548"].
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20209US | — | — | ||
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) function of Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to prevent an affected device from… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- Cisco IOS XR Software Internet Key Exchange Version 2 Denial of Service Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- considering software upgradesexternal
- free software updatesexternal
- Cisco Event Response: March 2025 Semiannual Cisco IOS XR Software Security Advisory Bundled Publicationexternal
- https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlexternal
- Understand Cisco IOS XR Software Maintenance Updates (SMUs)external
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- FixedCisco IOS XR Software
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
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