Vulnerability · Published May 18, 2023 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2023-20161Cisco Small Business Series Switches Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 11.1% (higher than 96% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Multiple vulnerabilities in the web-based user interface of certain Cisco Small Business Series Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or execute arbitrary code with root privileges on an affected device. These vulnerabilities are due to improper validation of requests that are sent to the web interface. For more information about these vulnerabilities, see the Details section of this advisory.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Cisco Small Business Smart and Managed Switches | n/a |
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H