CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-20006

HighCVSS 8.6
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
0.92%

57th percentile - higher than 57% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the hardware-based SSL/TLS cryptography functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Firepower 2100 Series Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). This is due to an implementation error in cryptographic functions when offloaded to hardware. An attacker could exploit this by sending a crafted stream of SSL/TLS traffic.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that a remote attacker can disrupt security appliance operations, potentially causing network unavailability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ASA/FTD software to a patched version and limit exposure to untrusted SSL/TLS traffic.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the hardware-based SSL/TLS cryptography functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to an implementation error within the cryptographic functions for SSL/TLS traffic processing when they are offloaded to the hardware. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of SSL/TLS traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected error in the hardware-based cryptography engine, which could cause the device to reload.

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