Cisco Small Business Series Switches Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-20156

Summary

Certain Cisco Small Business Series Switches have multiple vulnerabilities in their web-based user interface, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit these flaws. By sending specially crafted requests to the web interface, an adversary could cause a denial of service condition or execute arbitrary code with root permissions on affected devices. The root cause of these vulnerabilities lies in the improper validation of input requests, making it crucial for users to apply the recommended updates and mitigations to safeguard their devices.

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