Resource exhaustion in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance
CVE-2020-3303
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper management of system memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious IKEv1 traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.
EPSS: 0.012 (67.0th 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
- psirt@cisco.com (x_refsource_CISCO, vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-3303?
- CVE-2020-3303 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-3303?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.