#VU25788 Input validation error in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2020-3164

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#VU25788 Input validation error in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2020-3164

Published: March 5, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25788
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3164
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance
Cisco Web Security Appliance
Cisco Content Security Management Appliance
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of specific HTTP request headers. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to an affected device, trigger a prolonged status of high CPU utilization relative to the GUI process(es) and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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