CVE-2020-3363 Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches Denial of Service Vulnerability

High 8.6 Published Updated

An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service on Cisco Small Business switches by sending crafted IPv6 packets, triggering an unexpected reboot.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3363?

CVE-2020-3363 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Small Business 250 Series Smart Switches Software, published on 17 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the IPv6 packet processing engine of Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of incoming IPv6 traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted IPv6 packet through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected reboot of the switch, leading to a DoS condition. This vulnerability is specific to IPv6 traffic. IPv4 traffic is not affected.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3363?

It affects 114 products.

Products include Cisco Sf200-24 Firmware, Cisco Sf200-24fp Firmware, Cisco Sf200-24p Firmware, Cisco Sf200-48 Firmware, Cisco Sf200-48p Firmware, Cisco Sf250-24 Firmware and 108 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3363?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3363 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-3363 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3363 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2hxc-5mh2-9rxg.

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