CVE-2020-3221 HIGH

CVE-2020-3221: Cisco IOS XE Software Flexible NetFlow Version 9 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco IOS XE Software 16.10.1
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published June 3, 2020
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the Flexible NetFlow Version 9 packet processor of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of parameters in a Flexible NetFlow Version 9 record. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed Flexible NetFlow Version 9 packet to the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) data port of an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to trigger an infinite loop, resulting in a process crash that would cause a reload of the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated