What is CVE-2020-3162?

CVE-2020-3162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-Fnd), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-3162?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-Fnd)

CVE-2020-3162

A vulnerability in the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) implementation of Cisco IoT Field Network Director could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming CoAP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CoAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to force the CoAP server to stop, interrupting communication to the IoT endpoints.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-fnd) — versions n/a
Cisco Iot_field_network_director

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3162?: CVE-2020-3162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Iot Field Network Director (Iot-Fnd), classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-3162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.