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high8.6

CVE-2022-20697

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial o…

Impact

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management in the HTTP server code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CiscoIos
Versions 15.1\(3\)svr1, 15.1\(3\)svr2, 15.1\(3\)svr3, 15.1\(3\)svs, 15.1\(3\)svs1, 15.1\(3\)svt1
CiscoIos Xe
Versions 3.11.3ae, 3.11.3e, 3.11.4e

Weakness classification

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