CVE-2022-20675
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the TCP/IP stack of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Security Management Appliance, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to an open port listener on TCP port 199. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to TCP port 199. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the SNMP service, resulting in a DoS condition.
remediations
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A vendor fix is available.
- FixedCisco Secure Emailcisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Secure Email and Web Managercisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Secure Web Appliancecisco_csaf
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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affected products (12)
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advisories (1)
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- cisco-sa-ESA-SNMP-JLAJksWKMultiple Cisco Security Products Simple Network Management Protocol Service Denial of Service Vulnerability2022-04-06csaf · cisco_csafUS
A vulnerability in the TCP/IP stack of Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), and Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, formerly Security Management Appliance, could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) service, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to an open port listener on TCP port 199. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to TCP port 199. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the SNMP service, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. Attention: Simplifying the Cisco portfolio includes the renaming of security products under one brand: Cisco Secure. For more information, see Meet Cisco Secure ["https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/security/secure-names.html"].
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-20675/cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ESA-SNMP-JLAJksWKcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Cisco-ESA-WSA-SMA-denial-of-service-via-SNMP-37990cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022040627cnnvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ESA-SNMP-JLAJksWKenisa_euvd
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ESA-SNMP-JLAJksWKVendor Advisorynvd
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