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CVE-2023-20042

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CVE-2023-20042

Published: Nov 1, 2023

Modified: Aug 2, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

6.8

MEDIUM

Description

A vulnerability in the AnyConnect SSL VPN feature 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. This vulnerability is due to an implementation error within the SSL/TLS session handling process that can prevent the release of a session handler under specific conditions. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted SSL/TLS traffic to an affected device, increasing the probability of session handler leaks. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to eventually deplete the available session handler pool, preventing new sessions from being established and causing a DoS condition.

VendorProductVersions

Cisco

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software

affected
9.16.1
affected
9.16.1.28
affected
9.16.2
affected
9.16.2.3
affected
9.16.2.7

+25 more versions

Cisco

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software

affected
7.0.0
affected
7.0.0.1
affected
7.0.1
affected
7.0.1.1
affected
7.0.2

+16 more versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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