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Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerability

<p>A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco&nbsp;IOS Software and Cisco&nbsp;IOS XE Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.&nbsp;</p>
<p>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.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Cisco&nbsp;has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.</p>
<p>This advisory is available at the following link:<br>
<a href="https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-dos-svOdkdBS">https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-dos-svOdkdBS</a></p>
<p>This advisory is part of the April 2022 release of the Cisco&nbsp;IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see <a href="https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewErp.x?alertId=ERP-74561">Cisco&nbsp;Event Response: April 2022 Semiannual Cisco&nbsp;IOS and IOS XE Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.</a></p>

     
         
Security Impact Rating:  High
   
   
       
CVE: CVE-2022-20697
Source: Cisco IOS and IOS XE Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerability (https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-http-dos-svOdkdBS?vs_f=Cisco%20Security%20Advisory&vs_cat=Security%20Intelligence&vs_type=RSS&vs_p=Cisco%20IOS%20and%20IOS%20XE%20Software%20Web%20Services%20Denial%20of%20Service%20Vulnerability&vs_k=1)