Denial of service in SSL/TLS implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense



Published: 2021-10-28
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-40117
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
Hardware solutions / Security hardware applicances

ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Cisco Systems, Inc

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU57758

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40117

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing SSL/TLS packets in SSL VPN interface. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTPS request, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA): 9.7 - 9.15.1.15

ASA 5500-X Series Firewalls: All versions

Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD): 6.2.2 - 6.7.0.2

External links

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-dos-4ygzLKU9
http://bst.cloudapps.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCvy43187


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.



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