Vulnerability identifier: #VU17197

Vulnerability risk: Low

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-2019-1644

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Cisco IoT Field Network Director
Web applications / Remote management & hosting panels

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in in the UDP protocol implementation for Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND) due to improper resource management for UDP ingress packets. A remote attacker can send a high rate of UDP packets to an affected system within a short period of time, exhaust available system resources and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
The vulnerability has been addressed in the versions 4.1.2-19, 4.3.0-133.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco IoT Field Network Director: 4.1.2 - 4.3.0

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External links
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20190123-iot-fnd-dos

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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.