Vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2020-15383

Running security scans against the SAN switch can cause config and secnotify processes within the firmware before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.0, v8.2.2d and v8.2.1e to consume all memory leading to denial of service impacts possibly including a switch panic.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-15383: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Broadcom Fabric Operating System — versions 8.2.1, 8.2.1a, 8.2.1b
  • Brocade Fabric OS — versions Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.0.0, v8.2.2d, and v8.2.1e

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15383?
CVE-2020-15383 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-15383?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.