CVE-2020-3596 vulnerability in Cisco Products
Published on October 8, 2020
Cisco Expressway Series and TelePresence Video Communication Server Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) of Cisco Expressway Series and Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect handling of incoming SIP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of SIP packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust memory on an affected device, causing it to crash and leading to a DoS condition.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-3596 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
CVE-2020-3596 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-3596
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Affected Versions
Cisco TelePresence Video Communication Server (VCS) Expressway Version n/a is affected by CVE-2020-3596Exploit Probability
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