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CVE-2020-3373

HIGHCVSS 8.6/10EPSS 1.89%

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CVE-2020-3373 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.6/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the IP fragment-handling implementation of 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. This memory leak could prevent traffic from being processed through the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. EPSS estimates a 1.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability in the IP fragment-handling implementation of 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. This memory leak could prevent traffic from being processed through the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling when specific failures occur during IP fragment reassembly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, fragmented IP traffic to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to continuously consume memory on the affected device and eventually impact traffic, resulting in a DoS condition. The device could require a manual reboot to recover from the DoS condition. Note: This vulnerability applies to both IP Version 4 (IPv4) and IP Version 6 (IPv6) traffic.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.6/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.89%

77.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
CiscoFirepower Threat Defense6.6.0.1
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.8.4.22
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.8.4.25
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.12.4.2
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.12.4.3
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.13.1.12
CiscoAdaptive Security Appliance Software9.14.1.15

References

Timeline

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Status
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-3373?
A vulnerability in the IP fragment-handling implementation of 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. This memory leak could prevent traffic from being processed through the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling when specific failures occur during IP fragment reassembly. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted, fragmented IP traffic to a targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to continuously consume memory on the affected device and eventually impact traffic, resulting in a DoS condition. The device could require a manual reboot to recover from the DoS condition. Note: This vulnerability applies to both IP Version 4 (IPv4) and IP Version 6 (IPv6) traffic.
How severe is CVE-2020-3373?
CVE-2020-3373 has a CVSS score of 8.6/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3373?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST