What is CVE-2020-3517?

CVE-2020-3517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2020-3517?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Cisco Nx-os Software

CVE-2020-3517

A vulnerability in the Cisco Fabric Services component of Cisco FXOS Software and Cisco NX-OS Software could allow an unauthenticated attacker to cause process crashes, which could result in a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affect…

EPSS: 0.015 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Cisco Nx-os Software — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

20200826 Cisco FXOS and NX-OS Software Cisco Fabric Services Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3517?: CVE-2020-3517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Nx-os Software, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-3517?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.