CVE-2023-20042
CVSS 3.1 Score 8.6 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Nov 1, 2023
Updated: Jan 25, 2024
CWE ID 404
Summary
CVE-2023-20042 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue by sending crafted SSL/TLS traffic, leading to session handler leaks and depletion of the available session handler pool. This implementation error in SSL/TLS session handling process increases the probability of this condition, ultimately causing a denial-of-service on the affected device.
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Affected Products
- Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance ASA Software
- Cisco Firepower Threat Defense
Affected Vendors
- Cisco Systems Inc
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