CVE-2020-3512

HIGH

Cisco IOS XE - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via PROFINET LLDP Message Handler

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the PROFINET handler for Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) messages of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a crash on an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of LLDP messages in the PROFINET LLDP message handler. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious LLDP message to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 7.4
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 27.4%
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-388 CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
cisco/ios_xe 15.2\(7\)e
Published Sep 24, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026