CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-20268

HighCVSS 7.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.64%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device. The issue is due to insufficient input validation of SNMP packets. Sending a crafted SNMP request over IPv4 or IPv6 can cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition. This affects all SNMP versions (1, 2c, 3) and requires a valid SNMP community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials.

Risk Assessment

An attack can cause device reload, leading to network service disruption. Requires authentication, but could be exploited by those with SNMP access.

Recommendation

Apply Cisco updates for ASA and FTD that address this vulnerability. Restrict SNMP access and use strong credentials.

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Original NVD description (English source)

A vulnerability in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause an unexpected reload of the device. This vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of SNMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted SNMP request to an affected device using IPv4 or IPv6. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability affects all versions of SNMP (versions 1, 2c, and 3) and requires a valid SNMP community string or valid SNMPv3 user credentials.

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