Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-3555 |
CWE-ID | CWE-404 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances |
Vendor | Cisco Systems, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU47945
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3555
CWE-ID:
CWE-404 - Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a watchdog timeout and crash during the cleanup of threads that are associated with a SIP connection that is being deleted from the connection list. A remote attacker can send a high rate of specially crafted SIP traffic through an affected device and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA): 9.6 - 9.14
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD): 6.2.2 - 6.6.0
External linkshttp://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-sipdos-3DGvdjvg
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.