High severity · published Nov 18, 2024
CVE-2020-27124
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability
8.6
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the affected device to reload unexpectedly, leading to a denial of service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability is due to improper error handling on established SSL/TLS connections. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing an SSL/TLS connection with the affected device and then sending a malicious SSL/TLS message within that connection. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload.Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance · Cisco
9.13.1.12 before 9.13.1.16; 9.14.1.10 before 9.14.1.15 · source: CISA
CA
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software · Cisco
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software · Cisco
9.13.1.12; 9.13.1.13; 9.14.1.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27124
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27124
Vendor Advisory
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ssl-dos-7uZWwSEy
Not Applicable
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-cucm-xss-bLZw4Ctq
Not Applicable
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-sa-rv-routers-xss-K7Z5U6q3
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