Buffer overflow in Cisco 1100 Integrated Services Router

CVE-2020-3423

A vulnerability in the implementation of the Lua interpreter that is integrated in Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system (OS) of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on Lua function calls within the context of user-supplied Lua scripts. An attacker with valid administrative credentials could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a malicious Lua script. When this file is processed, an exploitable buffer overflow condition could occur. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux OS of the affected device.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (30.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 30.4% 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-2020-3423: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3423?
CVE-2020-3423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco 1100 Integrated Services Router, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2020-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2020-3423?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.