CVE-2020-29057
high-risk
Published 2020-11-24
An issue was discovered on CDATA 72408A, 9008A, 9016A, 92408A, 92416A, 9288, 97016, 97024P, 97028P, 97042P, 97084P, 97168P, FD1002S, FD1104, FD1104B, FD1104S, FD1104SN, FD1108S, FD1204S-R2, FD1204SN, FD1204SN-R2, FD1208S-R2, FD1216S-R1, FD1608GS, FD1608SN, FD1616GS, FD1616SN, and FD8000 devices. It allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (reboot) by sending random bytes to the telnet server on port 23, aka a "shawarma" attack.
Do I need to act?
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0.62% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
7
CVSS 7.5/10
High
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (20)
72408A Firmware
72408A Firmware
72408A Firmware
72408A Firmware
9008A Firmware
9008A Firmware
9008A Firmware
9008A Firmware
9016A Firmware
9016A Firmware
9016A Firmware
9016A Firmware
92408A Firmware
92408A Firmware
92408A Firmware
92408A Firmware
92416A Firmware
92416A Firmware
92416A Firmware
92416A Firmware
Affected Vendors
59
/ 100
high-risk
Severity
26/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
31/34 · Critical