Resource management error in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - CVE-2020-3188
Published: May 7, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27586
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3188
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the default session timeout period for specific to-the-box remote management connections is too long. A remote attacker can send a large and sustained number of crafted remote management connections and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3188
Vendor recommends to update the Cisco FTD Software Release to version 6.4.0.9, scheduled for May 2020 and Release 6.5.0.5.