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CVE-2021-1422 evidence review

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

A vulnerability in the software cryptography module of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker or an unauthenticated attacker in a man-in-the-middle position to cause an unexpected reload of the device that results in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to a logic error in how the software cryptography module handles specific types of decryption errors. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious packets over an established IPsec connection...

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ProductCisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, secure firewall threat defense, adaptive security appliance software
Affected versions7.0.0.0, 9.16.1
Fixed versionsNo verified fixed-version field is available yet
Priority basisReview · CVSS 7.7 · EPSS 1.19%
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Identify the product and installed version

Record whether Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, secure firewall threat defense, adaptive security appliance software 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: 7.0.0.0, 9.16.1. Resolve incomplete inventory results before deciding that an asset is unaffected.

03

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.

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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.