CVE-2017-4920

Medium

Description

The implementation of the OSPF protocol in VMware NSX-V Edge 6.2.x prior to 6.2.8 and NSX-V Edge 6.3.x prior to 6.3.3 doesn't correctly handle the link-state advertisement (LSA). A rogue LSA may exploit this issue resulting in continuous sending of LSAs between two routers eventually going in loop or loss of connectivity.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.9
Exploit probability—
ProductVmware Nsx-v Edge
PublishedDec 5, 2017
First seenDec 5, 2017

How to fix

Update
  • vmware nsx-v_edge6.2.8, 6.3.3 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
vmware nsx-v_edge6.2.0 ≤ v < 6.2.8, 6.3.0 ≤ v < 6.3.36.2.8, 6.3.3

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