CVE-2017-4920

medium VMware
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.9
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.3%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 48% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Published: December 5, 2017 (3082 days ago)
Last Modified: May 13, 2026
Vendor: VMware
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-400

Affected Products

vmware nsx-v edge

References

🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vmware.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.vmware.com