CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-3317

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.97%

59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the ssl_inspection component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash Snort instances. This is due to insufficient input validation in the ssl_inspection component. An attacker could exploit this by sending a malformed TLS packet through a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA), leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a remote attacker can disrupt security services, potentially causing unavailability of protected infrastructure.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Cisco FTD software to a patched version and monitor vendor advisories for mitigation.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the ssl_inspection component of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to crash Snort instances. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation in the ssl_inspection component. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed TLS packet through a Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA). A successful exploit could allow the attacker to crash a Snort instance, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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