{"id":"CVE-2020-3359","aliases":["EUVD-2020-24630","GHSA-vmh3-rhm9-223f"],"status":"published","title":"Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Multicast DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability in the multicast DNS (mDNS) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of mDNS packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted mDNS packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.0151,"percentile":0.74623,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-20"],"published":"2020-09-24T18:02:40Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:18:04Z","products":[{"vendor":"cisco","product":"cisco ios xe software"},{"vendor":"cisco","product":"ios_xe"}],"references":[{"url":"https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-mdns-dos-3tH6cA9J","tags":["vendor-advisory","x_refsource_CISCO","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3359"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmh3-rhm9-223f"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-3359","title":"Cisco IOS XE Software for Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Multicast DNS Denial of Service Vulnerability","description":"A vulnerability in the multicast DNS (mDNS) feature of Cisco IOS XE Software for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. 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