CVE-2023-20070

Published Nov 1, 2023

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

Description
A vulnerability in the TLS 1.3 implementation of the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to unexpectedly restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in how memory allocations are handled during a TLS 1.3 session. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted TLS 1.3 message sequence through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. While the Snort detection engine reloads, packets going through the FTD device that are sent to the Snort detection engine will be dropped. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. No manual intervention is required.
Source
psirt@cisco.com
NVD status
Modified
Products
secure_firewall_threat_defense

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
4
Impact score
1.4
Exploitability score
2.2
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

psirt@cisco.com
CWE-244
nvd@nist.gov
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Social media

Hype score
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Configurations