Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-3429 (CCN-188761)

Assigned:2019-12-12
Published:2020-09-24
Updated:2021-08-06
Summary:A vulnerability in the WPA2 and WPA3 security implementation of Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect packet processing during the WPA2 and WPA3 authentication handshake when configured for dot1x or pre-shared key (PSK) authentication key management (AKM) with 802.11r BSS Fast Transition (FT) enabled. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted authentication packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.7 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
7.4 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.7 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
6.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Adjacent_Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2020-3429

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-cve20203429-dos(188761)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-wpa-dos-cXshjerc
Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family WPA Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: CISCO
Type: Vendor Advisory
20200924 Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family WPA Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:catalyst_9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco ios xe 16.12.1s
    cisco catalyst 9300 -
    cisco catalyst 9400 -
    cisco catalyst 9500 -
    cisco catalyst 9800-40 -
    cisco catalyst 9800-80 -
    cisco catalyst 9800-cl -
    cisco catalyst 9800-l -