CVE-2020-3504 Cisco UCS Manager Software Local Management CLI Denial of Service Vulnerability

Low 3.3 Published Updated

An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service in Cisco UCS Manager by executing specific CLI commands that lead to process buildup.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3504?

CVE-2020-3504 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, published on 27 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the local management (local-mgmt) CLI of Cisco UCS Manager Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of CLI command parameters. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by executing specific commands on the local-mgmt CLI on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause internal system processes to fail to terminate properly, which could result in a buildup of stuck processes and lead to slowness in accessing the UCS Manager CLI and web UI. A sustained attack may result in a restart of internal UCS Manager processes and a temporary loss of access to the UCS Manager CLI and web UI.

Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-664

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3504?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System, Cisco Nx-Os.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3504?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3504 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-2020-3504 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3504 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pvcf-6vj4-mpr5.

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