CVE-2020-3390

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software DoS via Crafted 802.1x Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) trap generation for wireless clients of the Cisco IOS XE Wireless Controller Software for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Family could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to the lack of input validation of the information used to generate an SNMP trap in relation to a wireless client connection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an 802.1x packet with crafted parameters during the wireless authentication setup phase of a connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, causing a DoS condition.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0031
EPSS Percentile 54.5%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe 16.12.1
Published Sep 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026