Resource exhaustion in Cisco 1000v
CVE-2020-3508
A vulnerability in the IP Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers with a 20-Gbps Embedded Services Processor (ESP) installed could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient error handling when an affected device has reached platform limitations. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious series of IP ARP messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system resources, which would eventually cause the affected device to reload.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.004 (36.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Cisco 1000v
- Cisco 1100-4g_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-4gltegb_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-4gltena_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-4p_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-6g_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-8p_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1100-lte_integrated_services_router
- Cisco 1101-4p_integrated_services_router
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3508?
- CVE-2020-3508 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco 1000v, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-09-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3508?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.