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CVE-2020-3255

Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, secure firewall threat defense, asa 5505 firmware

A vulnerability in the packet processing functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to inefficient memory management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of IPv4 or IPv6 traffic through an affected device. This traffic would need to match a configured block action in an access control policy. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition on the affected device, which would...

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.80%
76.9% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2020.05.07
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability1.80%
Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

A vulnerability in the packet processing functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to inefficient memory management. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of IPv4 or IPv6 traffic through an affected device. This traffic would need to match a configured block action in an access control policy. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition on the affected device, which would...

Affected product and versions

Product
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, secure firewall threat defense, asa 5505 firmware
Affected versions
>= 6.2.3 < 6.2.3.16, >= 6.3.0 < 6.3.0.6, >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.0.9, 9.10(1.3)
Fixed versions
6.2.3.16, 6.3.0.6, 6.4.0.9

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, secure firewall threat defense, asa 5505 firmware and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
CWE-400