Cisco Secure Client Software up to 4.10 MR7/5.0 MR3 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cisco Secure Client Software up to 4.10 MR7/5.0 MR3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20241. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Cisco Secure Client Software up to 4.10 MR7/5.0 MR3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 11/15/2023 as cisco-sa-accsc-dos-9SLzkZ8. The advisory is shared at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20241. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.10 MR8, 5.0 MR4 or 5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-24420). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Secure Client Software 4.10 MR8/5.0 MR4/5.1

Timelineinfo

10/27/2022 🔍
11/15/2023 +384 days 🔍
11/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
06/05/2025 +568 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-accsc-dos-9SLzkZ8
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245521
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2023 18:47
Updated: 06/05/2025 17:26
Changes: 11/15/2023 18:47 (38), 12/10/2023 16:44 (2), 12/10/2023 16:50 (11), 06/05/2025 17:26 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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