Medium severity · published Sep 25, 2024
CVE-2024-20496
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Routers Denial of Service Vulnerability
6.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the UDP packet validation code of Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system.
This vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of a specific type of malformed UDP packet. An attacker in a machine-in-the-middle position could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted UDP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reboot, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected system.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CS
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge Cloud · Cisco
19.2.1; 20.1.12; 18.4.4; 19.3.0; 18.3.8; 19.2.2; +34 more · source: vendor
CS
Cisco SD-WAN vEdge router · Cisco
18.4.303; 18.3.7; 19.3.0; 18.2.0; 20.1.12; 19.2.099; +34 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20496
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20496
sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdw-vedos-KqFfhps3
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