CVE-2025-20135
Published: Aug 14, 2025
Modified: Aug 14, 2025
CVSS v3.1
4.3
Description
A vulnerability in the DHCP client functionality of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to exhaust available memory. This vulnerability is due to improper validation of incoming DHCP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by repeatedly sending crafted DHCPv4 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust available memory, which would affect availability of services and prevent new processes from starting, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition that would require a manual reboot. Note: On Cisco Secure FTD Software, this vulnerability does not affect management interfaces.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Cisco | Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software | affected 9.12.3affected 9.8.3affected 9.12.1affected 9.8.1affected 9.12.2+204 more versions |
Cisco | Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software | affected 6.2.3.14affected 6.4.0.1affected 6.2.3.7affected 6.2.3affected 6.4.0.2+86 more versions |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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