Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2020-3497 (CCN-188768)

Assigned:2019-12-12
Published:2020-09-24
Updated:2021-10-19
Summary:Multiple vulnerabilities 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, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition of an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to insufficient validation of CAPWAP packets. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malformed CAPWAP packet to an affected device. 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.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.4 High (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 (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
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:6.1 Medium (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
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-2020-3497

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
cisco-cve20203497-dos(188768)

Source: CCN
Type: Cisco Security Advisory cisco-sa-capwap-dos-TPdNTdyq
Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Catalyst 9000 Family CAPWAP Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:cisco:ios_xe:16.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/h:cisco:9800-40:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:9800-80:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:9800-cl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/h:cisco:9800-l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    cisco ios xe 16.12.1
    cisco 9800-40 -
    cisco 9800-80 -
    cisco 9800-cl -
    cisco 9800-l -