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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
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Update from October 22nd, 2020: Cisco has become aware of a new Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance vulnerability that could affect the fixed releases recommended for code trains 9.13 and 9.14 in the Fixed Software section of this advisory. See the Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software SSL/TLS Denial of Service Vulnerability for additional information.
A vulnerability in the SSL/TLS session handler of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
The vulnerability is due to a memory leak when closing SSL/TLS connections in a specific state. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing several SSL/TLS sessions and ensuring they are closed under certain conditions. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust memory resources in the affected device, which would prevent it from processing new SSL/TLS connections, resulting in a DoS. Manual intervention is required to recover an affected device.
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
This advisory is available at the following link:
https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-tcp-dos-N3DMnU4TThis advisory is part of the October 2020 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication, which includes 17 Cisco Security Advisories that describe 17 vulnerabilities. For a complete list of the advisories and links to them, see Cisco Event Response: October 2020 Cisco ASA, FMC, and FTD Software Security Advisory Bundled Publication.
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Vulnerable Products
This vulnerability affects Cisco devices if they are running a vulnerable release of Cisco ASA Software or Cisco FTD Software and have a feature enabled that causes the device to process SSL/TLS messages. These features include, but are not limited to, the following:
- AnyConnect SSL VPN
- Clientless SSL VPN
- HTTP server used for the management interface
For information about which Cisco software releases are vulnerable, see the Fixed Software section of this advisory.
Determine Whether a Device Could Process SSL or TLS Messages
To verify whether a device that is running Cisco ASA Software or Cisco FTD Software could process SSL or TLS packets, use the show asp table socket | include SSL|DTLS command and verify that it returns output. When this command returns any output, the device is vulnerable. When this command returns empty output, the device is not affected by the vulnerability described in this advisory. The following example shows the output of the show asp table socket | include SSL|DTLS command from a device that is vulnerable:
device# show asp table socket | include SSL|DTLS
SSL 0005aa68 LISTEN x.x.x.x:443 0.0.0.0:*
SSL 002d9e38 LISTEN x.x.x.x:8443 0.0.0.0:*
DTLS 0018f7a8 LISTEN 10.0.0.250:443 0.0.0.0:*Products Confirmed Not Vulnerable
Only products listed in the Vulnerable Products section of this advisory are known to be affected by this vulnerability.
Cisco has confirmed that this vulnerability does not affect Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC) Software.
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There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
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Cisco has released free software updates that address the vulnerability described in this advisory. Customers may only install and expect support for software versions and feature sets for which they have purchased a license. By installing, downloading, accessing, or otherwise using such software upgrades, customers agree to follow the terms of the Cisco software license:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/end-user-license-agreement.htmlAdditionally, customers may only download software for which they have a valid license, procured from Cisco directly, or through a Cisco authorized reseller or partner. In most cases this will be a maintenance upgrade to software that was previously purchased. Free security software updates do not entitle customers to a new software license, additional software feature sets, or major revision upgrades.
When considering software upgrades, customers are advised to regularly consult the advisories for Cisco products, which are available from the Cisco Security Advisories page, to determine exposure and a complete upgrade solution.
In all cases, customers should ensure that the devices to be upgraded contain sufficient memory and confirm that current hardware and software configurations will continue to be supported properly by the new release. If the information is not clear, customers are advised to contact the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) or their contracted maintenance providers.
Customers Without Service Contracts
Customers who purchase directly from Cisco but do not hold a Cisco service contract and customers who make purchases through third-party vendors but are unsuccessful in obtaining fixed software through their point of sale should obtain upgrades by contacting the Cisco TAC: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/web/tsd-cisco-worldwide-contacts.html
Customers should have the product serial number available and be prepared to provide the URL of this advisory as evidence of entitlement to a free upgrade.
Fixed Releases
Cisco ASA Software
In the following table(s), the left column lists Cisco software releases. The center column indicates whether a release is affected by the vulnerability described in this advisory and the first release that includes the fix for this vulnerability. The right column indicates whether a release is affected by any of the vulnerabilities described in this bundle and which release includes fixes for those vulnerabilities.
Cisco ASA Software Release First Fixed Release for This Vulnerability First Fixed Release for All the Vulnerabilities Described in the Bundle of Advisories Earlier than 9.61 Migrate to a fixed release. Migrate to a fixed release. 9.61 9.6.4.45 9.6.4.45 9.71 Migrate to a fixed release. Migrate to a fixed release. 9.8 9.8.4.26 9.8.4.29 9.9 9.9.2.80 9.9.2.80 9.10 9.10.1.44 9.10.1.44 9.12 9.12.4.4 9.12.4.4 9.13 9.13.1.13 9.13.1.13 9.14 9.14.1.19 9.14.1.30 1. Cisco ASA Software releases 9.7 and earlier have reached end of software maintenance. Customers are advised to migrate to a supported release that includes the fix for this vulnerability.
Cisco FTD Software
Cisco FTD Software Release First Fixed Release for This Vulnerability First Fixed Release for All the Vulnerabilities Described in the Bundle of Advisories Earlier than 6.2.21 Migrate to a fixed release. Migrate to a fixed release. 6.2.2 Migrate to a fixed release. Migrate to a fixed release. 6.2.3 Migrate to a fixed release. Migrate to a fixed release. 6.3.0 6.3.0.6 (future release) Migrate to a fixed release. 6.4.0 6.4.0.10 Migrate to a fixed release. 6.5.0 6.5.0.5 (future release) Migrate to a fixed release. 6.6.0 6.6.1 6.6.1 1. Cisco FMC and FTD Software releases 6.0.1 and earlier, as well as releases 6.2.0 and 6.2.1, have reached end of software maintenance. Customers are advised to migrate to a supported release that includes the fix for this vulnerability.
To upgrade to a fixed release of Cisco FTD Software, do one of the following:
- For devices that are managed by using Cisco Firepower Management Center (FMC), use the FMC interface to install the upgrade. After installation is complete, reapply the access control policy.
- For devices that are managed by using Cisco Firepower Device Manager (FDM), use the FDM interface to install the upgrade. After installation is complete, reapply the access control policy.
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The Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) is not aware of any public announcements or malicious use of the vulnerability that is described in this advisory.
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This vulnerability was found by Azita Parsamanesh of Cisco during internal security testing.
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To learn about Cisco security vulnerability disclosure policies and publications, see the Security Vulnerability Policy. This document also contains instructions for obtaining fixed software and receiving security vulnerability information from Cisco.
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Show LessVersion Description Section Status Date 2.0 Updated the Summary section to provide information on a new vulnerability affecting fixed release recommendations for code trains 9.13 and 9.14. Summary Final 2020-OCT-22 1.1 Corrected the first fixed release number (second column) for ASA release 9.14 in the fixed releases table. Fixed Releases Final 2020-OCT-22 1.0 Initial public release. — Final 2020-OCT-21
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