CVE-2024-20508

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write4 documents4 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Cisco Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine SoftwareCisco Unified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine
Timeline
PublishedSep 25

Description

A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Threat Defense (UTD) Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Engine for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass configured security policies or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of HTTP requests when they are processed by Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request through an af…

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages2 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
Cisco UTD Snort IPS Engine Software for Cisco IOS XE Software Security Policy Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2024-09-25
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GHSA
GHSA-fmxj-97w3-xq3m: A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Threat Defense (UTD) Snort Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) Engine for Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthen↗2024-09-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Cisco
Cisco Unified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine for Cisco IOS XE Software Security Policy Bypass and Denial of Service Vulnerability↗2024-09-25
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CVE-2024-20508 (MEDIUM CVSS 6.5) | A vulnerability in Cisco Unified Th | cvebase.io