CVE-2020-3399
highpriority · track · 34EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during CAPWAP packet processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP packet to an affected device, resulting in a buffer over-read. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected device.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixed16.10.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.10.1ecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.10.1scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.11.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.11.1acisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.11.1bcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.11.1ccisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.12.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.12.1scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.12.1tcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.12.2scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed16.12.2tcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed17.1.1cisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed17.1.1scisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - Fixed17.1.1tcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
cvss
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weaknesses
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affected products (21)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-capwap-dos-ShFzXfCisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerability2020-09-24csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) protocol processing of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation during CAPWAP packet processing. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted CAPWAP packet to an affected device, resulting in a buffer over-read. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to crash and reload, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected device. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is part of the September 24, 2020, release of the Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes 25 Cisco Security Advisories that describe 34 vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: September 2020 Semiannual Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication ["https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74268"].
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49370cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3399cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capwap-dos-ShFzXfcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-IOS-IOS-XE-multiple-vulnerabilities-33416cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.3273/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capwap-dos-ShFzXfenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-capwap-dos-ShFzXfVendor Advisorynvd
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