CVE-2024-20481 – Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software Vulnerability Exploit in the Wild

Severity

Medium

Analysis Summary

CVE-2024-20481

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and Firepower Threat Defense Software is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a resource exhaustion flaw. By sending specially crafted VPN authentication requests, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service condition on the RAVPN service.

Impact

Denial of Service

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2024-20481

Affected Vendors

Cisco

Affected Products

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software

Remediation

Refer to Cisco Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

Cisco Security Advisory

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