Resource exhaustion in Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem - CVE-2022-20808
Published: July 7, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64960
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20808
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc
Affected software:
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect handling of multiple simultaneous device registrations. A remote user can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20808
Install updates from vendor's website.