CVE-2024-20513
MEDIUMDescription
A vulnerability in the Cisco AnyConnect VPN server of Cisco Meraki MX and Cisco Meraki Z Series Teleworker Gateway devices could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a DoS condition for targeted users of the AnyConnect service on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient entropy for handlers that are used during SSL VPN session establishment. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by brute forcing valid session handlers. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by connecting to the AnyConnect VPN service of an affected device to retrieve a valid session handler and, based on that handler, predict further valid session handlers. The attacker would then send a crafted HTTPS request using the brute-forced or predicted session handler to the AnyConnect VPN server of the device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate targeted SSL VPN sessions, forcing remote users to initiate new VPN connections and reauthenticate.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-6875 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-46982 | High | 7.5 | 61% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-45428 | Critical | 9.8 | 57% | - | - |
| CVE-2019-17382 | Critical | 9.1 | 54% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-13360 | Critical | 9.8 | 24% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-48783 | Medium | 5.4 | 22% | - | Fix |
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