Resource exhaustion in Cisco Asa_5505
CVE-2020-3255
A vulnerability in the packet processing functionality of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability i…
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.018 (75.7th 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
- Cisco Asa_5505
- Cisco Asa_5505_firmware — versions 9.10\(1.3\)
- Cisco Asa_5510
- Cisco Asa_5510_firmware — versions 9.10\(1.3\)
- Cisco Asa_5512-x
- Cisco Asa_5512-x_firmware — versions 9.10\(1.3\)
- Cisco Asa_5515-x
- Cisco Asa_5515-x_firmware — versions 9.10\(1.3\)
- Cisco Asa_5520
- Cisco Asa_5520_firmware — versions 9.10\(1.3\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3255?
- CVE-2020-3255 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Asa_5505, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3255?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.