Vulnerability CVE-2022-20697


Published: 2022-04-15

Description:
A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco IOS Software and Cisco IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management in the HTTP server code. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a large number of HTTP requests to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

 References:
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-dos-svOdkdBS

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