#VU86910 Resource exhaustion in Cisco Systems, Inc products - CVE-2024-20344

Vulnerability identifier: #VU86910

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2024-20344

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
Cisco IMM Management Package
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in system resource management. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

UCS 6400 Series Fabric Interconnects: All versions

UCS 6500 Series Fabric Interconnects: All versions

Cisco IMM Management Package: 1.0.11

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External links
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucsfi-imm-syn-p6kZTDQC

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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.