Input validation error in Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - CVE-2024-20495

Vulnerability identifier: #VU99329

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20495

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of client key data after the TLS session is established within the Remote Access VPN feature. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA)

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Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) - addressed in versions 7.0.6.3, 7.2.0, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.8.1, 7.2.9, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.2.1, 7.6.0, 9.16.4.67, 9.16.4.70, 9.16.4.71, 9.17.1.45, 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7, 9.18.2.8, 9.18.3, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.18.3.56, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.18.4.8, 9.18.4.22, 9.18.4.24, 9.18.4.29, 9.18.4.34, 9.18.4.40, 9.18.4.47, 9.19.1, 9.19.1.5, 9.19.1.9, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.22, 9.19.1.24, 9.19.1.27, 9.19.1.28, 9.19.1.31, 9.19.1.37, 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5, 9.20.2, 9.20.2.10, 9.20.2.21, 9.20.2.22, 9.20.3, 9.20.3.4, 9.20.3.7, 9.22.1.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) - addressed in versions 7.0.6.3, 7.2.0, 7.2.0.1, 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, 7.2.4, 7.2.4.1, 7.2.5, 7.2.5.1, 7.2.5.2, 7.2.6, 7.2.7, 7.2.8, 7.2.8.1, 7.2.9, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.1.1, 7.3.1.2, 7.4.0, 7.4.1, 7.4.1.1, 7.4.2, 7.4.2.1, 7.6.0, 9.16.4.67, 9.16.4.70, 9.16.4.71, 9.17.1.45, 9.18.1, 9.18.1.3, 9.18.2, 9.18.2.5, 9.18.2.7, 9.18.2.8, 9.18.3, 9.18.3.39, 9.18.3.46, 9.18.3.53, 9.18.3.55, 9.18.3.56, 9.18.4, 9.18.4.5, 9.18.4.8, 9.18.4.22, 9.18.4.24, 9.18.4.29, 9.18.4.34, 9.18.4.40, 9.18.4.47, 9.19.1, 9.19.1.5, 9.19.1.9, 9.19.1.12, 9.19.1.18, 9.19.1.22, 9.19.1.24, 9.19.1.27, 9.19.1.28, 9.19.1.31, 9.19.1.37, 9.20.1, 9.20.1.5, 9.20.2, 9.20.2.10, 9.20.2.21, 9.20.2.22, 9.20.3, 9.20.3.4, 9.20.3.7, 9.22.1.1

• https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-vpn-cZf8gT

• Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software