Resource exhaustion in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software

CVE-2020-3195

A vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) implementation in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a memory leak on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain OSPF packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of crafted OSPF packets to be processed by an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to continuously consume memory on an affected device and eventually cause it to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.019 (77.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3195?
CVE-2020-3195 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-3195?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.