CVE-2020-3244
5.3 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2020-3244 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco staros. It was published on June 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
A vulnerability in the Enhanced Charging Service (ECS) functionality of Cisco ASR 5000 Series Aggregation Services Routers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the traffic classification rules on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of user traffic going through an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed HTTP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the traffic classification rules and potentially avoid being charged for traffic consumption.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update staros to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisco | staros | >= 0, < 21.18.0 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-3244?
CVE-2020-3244 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting cisco staros. It was published on June 18, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2020-3244?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2020-3244?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cisco. Update staros to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2020-3244?
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