8.6
HIGH
CVE-2020-3499
Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability in the licensing service of Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.The vulnerability is due to improper handling of system resource values by the affected system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious requests to the targeted system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected system to become unresponsive, resulting in a DoS condition and preventing the management of dependent devices.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 26, 2024, 4:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-3499 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Cisco firepower_management_center
2 Cisco secure_firewall_management_center
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-3499.

URL Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftdfmc-dos-NjYvDcLA Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftdfmc-dos-NjYvDcLA Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-3499 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-3499 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Nov. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftdfmc-dos-NjYvDcLA
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftdfmc-dos-NjYvDcLA No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftdfmc-dos-NjYvDcLA Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-3499 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-3499 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.16 }} 0.02%

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0.51600

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