How severe is CVE-2020-3175?

This vulnerability has a severity rating of HIGH with a CVSS score of 8.6 out of 10.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-3175?

This is classified as CWE-664, which is a common weakness in software security.

CVE-2020-3175 - HIGH Severity | CVSS 8.6

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability in the resource handling system of Cisco NX-OS Software for Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper resource usage control. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending traffic to the management interface (mgmt0) of an affected device at very high rates. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause unexpected behaviors such as high CPU usage, process crashes, or even full system reboots of an affected device.

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