Cisco ASA/Firepower Threat Defense Software ICMPv6 denial of service

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense Software. This affects an unknown function of the component ICMPv6 Handler. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20086. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense Software (Firewall Software) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component ICMPv6 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A vulnerability in ICMPv6 processing 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. This vulnerability is due to improper processing of ICMPv6 messages. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted ICMPv6 messages to a targeted Cisco ASA or FTD system with IPv6 enabled. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
The weakness was published 11/01/2023 as cisco-sa-asa-icmpv6-t5TzqwNd. The advisory is available at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-20086 since 10/27/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.cisco.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/27/2022 🔍11/01/2023 🔍
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11/29/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: cisco.comAdvisory: cisco-sa-asa-icmpv6-t5TzqwNd
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2023-20086 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244230
Entry
Created: 11/01/2023 18:01Updated: 11/29/2023 14:54
Changes: 11/01/2023 18:01 (49), 11/29/2023 14:54 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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