A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS session handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a memory leak when closing SSL/TLS connections in a specific state. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing several SSL/TLS sessions and ensuring they are closed under certain conditions. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust memory resources in the affected device, which would prevent it from processing new SSL/TLS connections, resulting in a DoS. Manual intervention is required to recover an affected device.
References
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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-tcp-dos-N3DMnU4T | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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Information
Published : 2020-10-21 12:15
Updated : 2021-10-19 07:49
NVD link : CVE-2020-3572
Mitre link : CVE-2020-3572
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CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
cisco
- firepower_threat_defense
- adaptive_security_appliance