CVE-2020-3170 — Improper Input Validation in Cisco Nx-os Software 7.3 D1

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco Nx-os Software 7.3 D1Cisco Nx-os
Timeline
PublishedFeb 26
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an NX-API system process to unexpectedly restart. The vulnerability is due to incorrect validation of the HTTP header of a request that is sent to the NX-API. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the NX-API on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition in the NX-API s…

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 1.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5cisco/cisco_nx-os_software_7.3_d1unspecified — n/a
▶NVDcisco/nx-os< 8.4\(1\)+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-c5q3-grp9-wgrh: A vulnerability in the NX-API feature of Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an NX-API system process to une↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2020-02-26
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
Cisco NX-OS Software NX-API Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2020-02-26
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