SB2024102515 - Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software



SB2024102515 - Denial of service in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software

Published: October 25, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024102515
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20426)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol for VPN termination. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.