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CVE-2020-3571

Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, secure firewall threat defense, firepower 4110

A vulnerability in the ICMP ingress packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 4110 appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation upon receiving ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high number of crafted ICMP or ICMPv6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition that may result in an unexpected reload. No m...

CVSS
8.6
EPSS
1.37%
70.1% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2020.10.22
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability1.37%
Technical severityCVSS 8.6

Vulnerability overview

A vulnerability in the ICMP ingress packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 4110 appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation upon receiving ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high number of crafted ICMP or ICMPv6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition that may result in an unexpected reload. No m...

Affected product and versions

Product
Cisco Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software, secure firewall threat defense, firepower 4110
Affected versions
>= 6.3.0 < 6.3.0.6, >= 6.4.0 < 6.4.0.10, >= 6.5.0 < 6.5.0.5
Fixed versions
6.3.0.6, 6.4.0.10, 6.5.0.5

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, firepower 4110 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:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
CWE-20, CWE-400