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CVE-2020-3529 evidence review

Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, adaptive security appliance, secure firewall threat defense

A vulnerability in the SSL VPN negotiation process for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to inefficient direct memory access (DMA) memory management during the negotiation phase of an SSL VPN connection. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a steady stream of crafted Datagram TLS (DTLS) traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could all...

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This record remains available for product and version identification, but it is not presented as a complete remediation procedure. Confirm the affected range and the supported fix in a direct vendor advisory before changing production systems.

ProductCisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, adaptive security appliance, secure firewall threat defense
Affected versions< 9.6.4.45, < 6.3.0.6, >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.0.10, >= 6.5.0 < 6.5.0.5, >= 6.6.0 < 6.6.1, >= 9.8.0 < 9.8.4.29, >= 9.9.0 < 9.9.2.80, >= 9.10.0 < 9.10.1.44, >= 9.12.0 < 9.12.4.4, >= 9.13.0 < 9.13.1.13, >= 9.14.0 < 9.14.1.30
Fixed versions9.6.4.45, 6.3.0.6, 6.4.0.10, 6.5.0.5, 6.6.1, 9.8.4.29, 9.9.2.80, 9.10.1.44, 9.12.4.4, 9.13.1.13, 9.14.1.30
Priority basisReview · CVSS 7.5 · EPSS 1.85%
01

Identify the product and installed version

Record whether Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, adaptive security appliance, secure firewall threat defense is present, where it is installed, and which interfaces are exposed.

  • Record the product name, package or appliance identifier, and installed version.
  • Identify internet-facing, administrative, API, and internal access paths.
  • Preserve the pre-change configuration and relevant service logs.
02

Compare the affected range

Use the current record as an identification aid: < 9.6.4.45, < 6.3.0.6, >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.0.10, >= 6.5.0 < 6.5.0.5, >= 6.6.0 < 6.6.1, >= 9.8.0 < 9.8.4.29, >= 9.9.0 < 9.9.2.80, >= 9.10.0 < 9.10.1.44, >= 9.12.0 < 9.12.4.4, >= 9.13.0 < 9.13.1.13, >= 9.14.0 < 9.14.1.30. Resolve incomplete inventory results before deciding that an asset is unaffected.

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Verify the authoritative remediation source

Open the linked source material and locate a direct vendor advisory for this CVE. Confirm the supported fixed release and product-specific update path before making a production change.

Operational boundary

This page does not replace the vendor advisory, support contract, change-management process, or recovery plan. Do not infer that an asset is unaffected from an incomplete inventory query or a missing fixed-version field.