CVE-2020-3557

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-3557
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-10-21 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:22:00 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability in the host input API daemon of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper certificate validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted data stream to the host input daemon of the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the host input daemon to restart. The attacker could use repeated attacks to cause the daemon to continuously reload, creating a DoS condition for the API.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-295

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Cisco Firepower Management Center All All All All
Application Cisco Firepower Management Center All All All All

References

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Cisco Firepower Management Center Software Denial of Service Vulnerability CISCO tools.cisco.com Vendor Advisory
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