SB2025081957 - Remote denial of service in Cisco ASA and FTD



SB2025081957 - Remote denial of service in Cisco ASA and FTD

Published: August 19, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025081957
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Double free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20134)

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker can send specially crafted DNS packets that match a static Network Address Translation (NAT) rule with DNS inspection enabled through an affected device, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.