CVE-2020-3164
Description
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco AsyncOS for Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA), Cisco Web Security Appliance (WSA), and Cisco Content Security Management Appliance (SMA) could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause high CPU usage on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of specific HTTP request headers. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a prolonged status of high CPU utilization relative to the GUI process(es). Upon successful exploitation of this vulnerability, an affected device will still be operative, but its response time and overall performance may be degraded.
Risk Information
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco IronPort Security Management Appliance Software | NCM |
| Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance Software | NCM |
| Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service Vulnerability For Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance Software | NCM |
| Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (CVE-2020-3164) | NCM |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-1706033 | Security Update for Cisco IronPort Security Management Appliance Software 11.0.1-152 |
| PATCH-1706003 | Security Update for Cisco IronPort Email Security Appliance Software 9.7.2-131 |
| PATCH-1706023 | Security Update for Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance Software 9.1.2-010 |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234