CVE-2022-20757
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CVE-2022-20757 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the connection handling function in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper traffic handling when platform limits are reached. EPSS estimates a 1.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in the connection handling function in Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper traffic handling when platform limits are reached. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high rate of UDP traffic through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause all new, incoming connections to be dropped, resulting in a DoS condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | Secure Firewall Threat Defense | < 6.4.0.15 |
| Cisco | Secure Firewall Threat Defense | >= 6.5.0, < 6.6.5.2 |
| Cisco | Secure Firewall Threat Defense | >= 6.7.0, < 7.0.2 |
| Cisco | Secure Firewall Threat Defense | 7.1.0 |
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