Out-of-bounds Read in Cisco Ata 190

CVE-2022-20688

A vulnerability in the Cisco Discovery Protocol functionality of Cisco ATA 190 Series Analog Telephone Adapter firmware could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device and cause Cisco Discovery Protocol service to restart. This vulnerability is due to missing length validation of certain Cisco Discovery Protocol packet header fields. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malicious Cisco Discovery Protocol packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute code on the affected device and cause Cisco Discovery Protocol to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (57.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-20688?
CVE-2022-20688 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Ata 190, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-12-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-20688?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.