CVE-2020-3559— Cisco Aironet Access Point Authentication Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
Quick assessment
Affected
Cisco Cisco Aironet Access Point Software
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Cisco Aironet Access Points（aps）是美国思科（Cisco）公司的一款网络接入点设备。 Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) 存在安全漏洞。此漏洞源于对试图连接AP的客户端处理不当造成的。攻击者可以利用该漏洞从多个客户端向受影响的设备发送身份验证请求。成功利用该漏洞可以让攻击者重新加载受影响的设备。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2020-3559
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Cisco Aironet Access Point Authentication Flood Denial of Service Vulnerability
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability in Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload. The vulnerability is due to improper handling of clients that are trying to connect to the AP. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending authentication requests from multiple clients to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未加控制的资源消耗(资源穷尽)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Cisco Aironet Access Points 资源管理错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Cisco Aironet Access Points（aps）是美国思科（Cisco）公司的一款网络接入点设备。 Cisco Aironet Access Point (AP) 存在安全漏洞。此漏洞源于对试图连接AP的客户端处理不当造成的。攻击者可以利用该漏洞从多个客户端向受影响的设备发送身份验证请求。成功利用该漏洞可以让攻击者重新加载受影响的设备。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Cisco | Cisco Aironet Access Point Software | n/a | - |
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Same Patch Batch · Cisco · 2020-09-24 · 52 CVEs total
| CVE-2020-3141 | 8.8 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3425 | 8.8 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3480 | 8.6 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software Zone-Based Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3399 | 8.6 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Se |
| CVE-2020-3421 | 8.6 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software Zone-Based Firewall Denial of Service Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3426 | 7.5 HIGH | Cisco IOS Software for Cisco Industrial Routers Virtual-LPWA Unauthorized Access Vulnera |
| CVE-2020-3465 | 7.4 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software Ethernet Frame Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3508 | 7.4 HIGH | Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 1000 Series 20-Gbps Embedded Services Processor IP ARP |
| CVE-2020-3396 | 6.8 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Guest Shell USB SSD Namespace Protection Privilege Escalation Vu |
| CVE-2020-3417 | 6.8 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3513 | 6.7 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 900 Series Route Switch Processor 3 Arbitrary Code Exe |
| CVE-2020-3416 | 6.7 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco ASR 900 Series Route Switch Processor 3 Arbitrary Code Exe |
| CVE-2020-3479 | 6.1 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software MP-BGP EVPN Denial of Service Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3503 | 6.0 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software Guest Shell Unauthorized File System Access Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3393 | 6.0 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software IOx Application Hosting Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3423 | 5.1 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability |
| CVE-2020-3475 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software Web Management Framework Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3474 | 4.3 MEDIUM | Cisco IOS XE Software Web Management Framework Vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2020-3407 | Cisco IOS XE Software RESTCONF and NETCONF-YANG Access Control List Denial of Service Vuln | |
| CVE-2020-3409 | Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software PROFINET Denial of Service Vulnerability |
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