A vulnerability in the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper memory protection mechanisms while processing certain OSPF packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a series of malformed OSPF packets in a short period of time to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a reload of the affected device, resulting in a DoS condition for client traffic that is traversing the device.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from cisco, from cisco, from cisco and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-05-06T17:15:12.963
2024-11-21T05:30:45.660
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 6.2.3.16 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 6.3.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 6.4.0.9 | Yes |
| Application | cisco | firepower_threat_defense | < 6.5.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.6.4.40 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.8.4.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.9.2.66 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.10.1.37 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.12.3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | cisco | adaptive_security_appliance_software | ≤ 9.13.1.7 | Yes |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5506-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5506h-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5506w-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5508-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5516-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5525-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5545-x | - | No |
| Hardware | cisco | asa_5555-x | - | No |
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