CVE-2022-20717 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-20717: Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product Cisco SD-WAN vEdge router
Weakness CWE-789
Published April 15, 2022
Last update November 6, 2024

CVSS base score

5.5/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the NETCONF process of Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause an affected device to run out of memory, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient memory management when an affected device receives large amounts of traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to crash, resulting in a DoS condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 15, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated