VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-3527

CVSS score8.6 HIGH
EPSS probability1.37%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-24
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

A vulnerability in the Polaris kernel of Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash the device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient packet size validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending jumbo frames or frames larger than the configured MTU size to the management interface of this device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash the device fully before an automatic recovery.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Primary references