Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-20924 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-703 |
| 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.
1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
EUVDB-ID: #VU69200
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20924
CWE-ID:
CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) feature. A remote user can send a specially crafted SNMP request and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsCisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA): 009.016(003.011) - 9.18.1
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD): 009.016(003.011) - 9.18.1
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
