CVE-2021-40125

MEDIUM

Cisco ASA and FTD - Authenticated Denial of Service via Malformed IKEv2 Messages

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper control of a resource. An attacker with the ability to spoof a trusted IKEv2 site-to-site VPN peer and in possession of valid IKEv2 credentials for that peer could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed, authenticated IKEv2 messages to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a reload of the device.

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 56.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-400 CWE-416
Status published
Products (10)
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.8.0 - 9.8.4.40
cisco/asa_5505_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5512-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5515-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5525-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5545-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5555-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5580_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/asa_5585-x_firmware 009.016\(001.025\)
cisco/firepower_threat_defense < 6.4.0.13
Published Oct 27, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026