CVE-2023-20006

HIGH

Cisco ASA/FTD - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

A vulnerability in the hardware-based SSL/TLS cryptography functionality of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 2100 Series Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload unexpectedly, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to an implementation error within the cryptographic functions for SSL/TLS traffic processing when they are offloaded to the hardware. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted stream of SSL/TLS traffic to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an unexpected error in the hardware-based cryptography engine, which could cause the device to reload.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.6
EPSS 0.0046
EPSS Percentile 63.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-681
Status published

Affected Products (6)

cisco/firepower_threat_defense
cisco/firepower_threat_defense
cisco/firepower_threat_defense
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software
cisco/adaptive_security_appliance_software

Timeline

Published Jun 28, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026