7.5
CWE
20
Advisory Published

cisco-sa-sdwan-dos-Ckn5cVqW: Cisco SD-WAN Software vDaemon Denial of Service Vulnerability

First published: Wed May 05 2021(Updated: )

A vulnerability in the vDaemon process of Cisco SD-WAN Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of malformed packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability. This advisory is available at the following link:https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sdwan-dos-Ckn5cVqW

Credit: This vulnerability was found by James Spadaro the Cisco Advanced Security Initiatives Group during internal security testing

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Cisco SD-WAN Solution=20.5<20.5.1=20.4<20.4.1>=.4<18=18.4=19.2=19.3=20.1<=20.3<20.3.1
20.5.1
20.4.1
20.3.1

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