Cisco ASA/Firepower Threat Defense Software Remote Access SSL VPN release of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense Software. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Remote Access SSL VPN. The manipulation leads to release of resource. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-20493. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense Software (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Remote Access SSL VPN. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-772. The product does not release a resource after its effective lifetime has ended, i.e., after the resource is no longer needed. Impacted is availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at sec.cloudapps.cisco.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-20493 since 11/08/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/23/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Release of resource
CWE: CWE-772 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/08/2023 🔍
10/23/2024 +349 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: cisco.com

Advisory: cisco-sa-asa-vpn-4gYEWMKg
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281603

Entryinfo

Created: 10/23/2024 19:22
Changes: 10/23/2024 19:22 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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