VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3272

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-05-22
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the DHCP server of Cisco Prime Network Registrar could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of incoming DHCP traffic. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DHCP request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a restart of the DHCP server process, causing a DoS condition.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@cisco.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references