SB2024042464 - Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services



SB2024042464 - Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services

Published: April 24, 2024 Updated: April 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024042464
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20353)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when parsing HTTP headers. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP request to the appliance and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.