Denial of service in Cisco SD-WAN Software vDaemon



Published: 2021-05-06
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-1513
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cisco SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator
Other software / Other software solutions

Cisco SD-WAN vManage
Other software / Other software solutions

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Cisco SD-WAN vSmart Controller
Hardware solutions / Other hardware appliances

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU52932

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1513

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the vDaemon process. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco SD-WAN vBond Orchestrator: before 20.5.1

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers: before 20.5.1

Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud Router: before 20.5.1

Cisco SD-WAN vManage: before 20.5.1

Cisco SD-WAN vSmart Controller: before 20.5.1

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-dos-Ckn5cVqW
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvu28378


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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