SB2024102513 - Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance and Secure Firewall Threat Defense Virtual
Published: October 25, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024102513
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled Memory Allocation (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20260)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a lack of proper memory management for new incoming SSL/TLS connections on the virtual platforms within the VPN and management web servers. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.