CVE-2018-0231

HIGH

Cisco ASA & FTD <6.1.0.6 DoS via Malicious TLS Message

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Transport Layer Security (TLS) library of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of the affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious TLS message to an interface enabled for Secure Layer Socket (SSL) services on an affected device. Messages using SSL Version 3 (SSLv3) or SSL Version 2 (SSLv2) cannot be be used to exploit this vulnerability. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause a buffer underflow, triggering a crash on an affected device. This vulnerability affects Cisco ASA Software and Cisco FTD Software that is running on the following Cisco products: Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance (ASAv), Firepower Threat Defense Virtual (FTDv), Firepower 2100 Series Security Appliance. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCve18902, CSCve34335, CSCve38446.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040725
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-184-01

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0460
EPSS Percentile 90.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.8\(1\)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 98.1\(1.154\)
cisco/firepower_threat_defense 6.0 - 6.1.0.6
Published Apr 19, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026