Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-20014
A vulnerability in the DNS functionality of Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
This vulnerability is due to the improper processing of DNS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a continuous stream of DNS requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the coredns service to stop working or cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2023-20014
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:nexus_dashboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-20014
0.48%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 62 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-20014
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
|
Cisco Systems, Inc. |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-20014
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Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
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The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-20014
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https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ndb-dnsdos-bYscZOsu
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Denial of Service VulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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