CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-3191

HighCVSS 8.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.82%

77th percentile - higher than 77% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in DNS over IPv6 packet processing for Cisco ASA and FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The issue is due to improper length validation of a field in an IPv6 DNS packet.

Risk Assessment

An attack could cause a device reload, disrupting traffic processing and potentially leading to service unavailability. The vulnerability is specific to DNS over IPv6 traffic.

Recommendation

Install Cisco ASA/FTD software updates. Restrict DNS over IPv6 traffic to trusted sources and monitor devices for unexpected reloads.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in DNS over IPv6 packet processing for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper length validation of a field in an IPv6 DNS packet. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted DNS query over IPv6, which traverses the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This vulnerability is specific to DNS over IPv6 traffic only.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS