#VU99341 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliances - CVE-2024-20330

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#VU99341 Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) and Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliances - CVE-2024-20330

Published: October 25, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99341
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20330
CWE-ID: CWE-788
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Firewall Threat Defense (FTD)
Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliances
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper memory management in the Snort 2 and Snort 3 TCP and UDP detection engine. A remote attacker can send specially crafted TCP or UDP packets and cause a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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