CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2021-1592

A vulnerability in the way Cisco UCS Manager software handles SSH sessions could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management for established SSH sessions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a significant number of SSH sessions on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a crash and restart of internal Cisco UCS Manager software processes and a temporary loss of access to the Cisco UCS Manager CLI and web UI. Note: The attacker must have valid user credentials to authenticate to the affected device.

4 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

4.3 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ucs-ssh-dos-MgvmyrQy Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2021-08-25 08:15

Updated : 2021-09-03 01:50

NVD link : CVE-2021-1592

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1592

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-770