High severity · published Oct 2, 2019
CVE-2019-15256
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could…
8.6
CVSS
2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability in the Internet Key Exchange version 1 (IKEv1) feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a reload of an affected device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to improper management of system memory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious IKEv1 traffic to an affected device. The attacker does not need valid credentials to authenticate the VPN session, nor does the attacker's source address need to match a peer statement in the crypto map applied to the ingress interface of the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory resources, leading to a reload of an affected device.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.0% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software · Cisco
9.7 before 9.8.4.10 · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5505 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5510 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5512-x Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5515-x Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5520 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5525-x Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5540 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5545-x Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5550 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5555-x Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
A5
Asa 5580 Firmware · Cisco
9.9(2.4); 201.4(1.21) · source: NVD
Affected product
AS
Adaptive Security Appliance Software
Cisco
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