CVE-2020-3162

Cisco IoT Field Network Director Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

A vulnerability in the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) implementation of Cisco IoT Field Network Director could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming CoAP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed CoAP packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to force the CoAP server to stop, interrupting communication to the IoT endpoints.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.41% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: Cisco Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-iot-coap-dos-WTBu6YTq vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-3162?
CVE-2020-3162 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-3162?
To fix CVE-2020-3162, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-3162 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-3162 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-3162?
CVE-2020-3162 affects Cisco Cisco IoT Field Network Director (IoT-FND).
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