CVE-2022-20927
HighCVSS 7.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS client of Cisco ASA and FTD Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The issue is due to improper memory management when a device initiates SSL/TLS connections. An attacker could exploit this by ensuring the device connects to an SSL/TLS server using specific encryption parameters.
Risk Assessment
The attack can cause unexpected device reload, impacting service availability and potentially leading to downtime.
Recommendation
Apply Cisco-provided updates for ASA and FTD software. Monitor SSL/TLS connections initiated by the device.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco ASA Software
See all- CVE-2016-6432High
A vulnerability in the Identity Firewall feature of Cisco ASA Software before version 9.6(2.1) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system or to remotely execute code. The issue is due to a buffer overflow in the affected code area.
- CVE-2016-6431High
A vulnerability in the local Certificate Authority (CA) feature of Cisco ASA Software before version 9.6(1.5) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a reload of the affected system. The issue is due to improper handling of crafted packets during the enrollment operation.
- CVE-2014-3392High
The Clientless SSL VPN portal in Cisco ASA Software before version 8.2(5.51), 8.3(2.42), 8.4(7.23), 8.6(1.15), 9.0(4.24), 9.1(5.12), 9.2(2.8), and 9.3(1.1) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or modify memory contents via crafted parameters.
- CVE-2014-3389High
The VPN implementation in Cisco ASA Software versions before 7.2(5.15), 8.2(5.51), 8.3(2.42), 8.4(7.23), 8.6(1.15), 9.0(4.24), 9.1(5.12), 9.2(2.6), and 9.3(1.1) does not properly implement a tunnel filter, allowing remote authenticated users to gain failover-unit access via crafted packets.
- CVE-2014-3388High
The DNS inspection engine in Cisco ASA Software 9.0 before 9.0(4.13), 9.1 before 9.1(5.7), and 9.2 before 9.2(2) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted DNS packets.
- CVE-2014-3387High
The SunRPC inspection engine in Cisco ASA Software before versions 7.2(5.14), 8.2(5.51), 8.3(2.42), 8.4(7.23), 8.5(1.21), 8.6(1.14), 8.7(1.13), 9.0(4.5), and 9.1(5.3) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted SunRPC packets.
- CVE-2014-3386High
The GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) inspection engine in Cisco ASA Software before version 8.2(5.51), 8.4(7.15), 8.7(1.13), 9.0(4.8), and 9.1(5.1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via a crafted series of GTP packets.
- CVE-2014-3385High
A race condition in the Health and Performance Monitoring (HPM) for ASDM feature in Cisco ASA allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by generating many half-open TCP connections simultaneously.
- CVE-2014-3384High
The IKEv2 implementation in Cisco ASA Software before versions 8.4(7.15), 8.6(1.14), 9.0(4.8), and 9.1(5.1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service by sending a crafted packet during tunnel creation.
- CVE-2014-3383High
The IKE implementation in the VPN component in Cisco ASA Software 9.1 before 9.1(5.1) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device reload) via crafted UDP packets.
Original NVD description (English source)
A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS client of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper memory management when a device initiates SSL/TLS connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by ensuring that the device will connect to an SSL/TLS server that is using specific encryption parameters. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to unexpectedly reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

