Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-3164
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2020-3164
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:content_security_management_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:email_security_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:cloud_email_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-3164
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-3164
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
5.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
3.9
|
1.4
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
5.3
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
3.9
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-3164
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-3164
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cont-sec-gui-dos-nJ625dXb
Cisco ESA, Cisco WSA, and Cisco SMA GUI Denial of Service VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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