What is CVE-2021-1220?

CVE-2021-1220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe Software, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2021-1220?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cisco iOS Xe Software

CVE-2021-1220

Multiple vulnerabilities in the web UI of Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker with read-only privileges to cause the web UI software to become unresponsive and consume vty line instances, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient error handling in the web UI. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending crafted HTTP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the web UI software to become unresponsive and consume all available vty lines, preventing new session establishment and resulting in a DoS condition. Manual intervention would be required to regain web UI and vty session functionality. Note: These vulnerabilities do not affect the console connection.

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

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Cisco Ios Xe Software — versions n/a
Cisco Ios_xe — versions 3.15.1xbs, 3.15.2xbs, 16.11.1

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-2021-1220?: CVE-2021-1220 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco iOS Xe Software, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2021-1220?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.