CVE-2019-12700

Published Oct 2, 2019

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability in the configuration of the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) used in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software, and Cisco FXOS Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper resource management in the context of user session management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to an affected system and performing many simultaneous successful Secure Shell (SSH) logins. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system resources and cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. To exploit this vulnerability, the attacker needs valid user credentials on the system.
Source
ykramarz@cisco.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
6.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
2.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.7
Impact score
4
Exploitability score
3.1
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
6.9
Exploitability score
8
Vector string
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-Other
ykramarz@cisco.com
CWE-400

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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