CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-3436

HighCVSS 8.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
1.92%

78th percentile - higher than 78% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco ASA and FTD Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary-sized files to specific folders, leading to an unexpected device reload. The issue is due to inefficient handling of large file writes. An attacker could upload files to trigger a watchdog timeout, causing device reload and DoS.

Risk Assessment

The risk is potential denial of service due to unexpected reload, disrupting network and service availability.

Recommendation

Upgrade Cisco ASA and FTD software to patched versions and restrict access to the web interface.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to upload arbitrary-sized files to specific folders on an affected device, which could lead to an unexpected device reload. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not efficiently handle the writing of large files to specific folders on the local file system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by uploading files to those specific folders. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write a file that triggers a watchdog timeout, which would cause the device to unexpectedly reload, causing a denial of service (DoS) condition.

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