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CVE-2021-40118

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Web Services Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

A vulnerability in the web services interface of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to trigger a denial of service (DoS) condition. This vulnerability is due to improper input validation when parsing HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious HTTPS request to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.

Una vulnerabilidad en la interfaz de servicios web del software Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) y el software Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) podría permitir a un atacante remoto no autenticado desencadenar una condición de denegación de servicio (DoS). Esta vulnerabilidad se debe a una validación de entrada inadecuada al analizar las solicitudes HTTPS. Un atacante podría explotar esta vulnerabilidad enviando una solicitud HTTPS maliciosa a un dispositivo afectado. Una explotación exitosa podría permitir al atacante hacer que el dispositivo se recargue, resultando en una condición de DoS

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-08-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-10-27 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-12 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Cisco
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Asa 5512-x Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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009.015\(001\)
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Cisco
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Asa 5505 Firmware
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Cisco
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Cisco
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Cisco
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Asa 5515-x Firmware
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Cisco
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Asa 5525-x Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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009.015\(001\)
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009.015\(001.015\)
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Asa 5525-x Firmware
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009.016\(001\)
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Asa 5525-x
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Cisco
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Asa 5545-x Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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Asa 5545-x Firmware
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009.015\(001\)
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009.015\(001.015\)
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Cisco
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Asa 5555-x Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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Asa 5555-x Firmware
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009.015\(001\)
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Asa 5555-x
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Cisco
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Asa 5555-x Firmware
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009.015\(001.015\)
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Asa 5555-x
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Cisco
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Asa 5555-x Firmware
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009.015\(001.016\)
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Asa 5555-x
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Asa 5555-x Firmware
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009.016\(001\)
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Asa 5555-x
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Cisco
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Asa 5580 Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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Asa 5580
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Cisco
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Asa 5580 Firmware
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009.015\(001\)
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Asa 5580
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Cisco
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Asa 5580 Firmware
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009.015\(001.015\)
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Asa 5580
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Asa 5580 Firmware
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Asa 5580
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Asa 5580 Firmware
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Cisco
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Asa 5585-x Firmware
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009.012\(004.024\)
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Asa 5585-x
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Asa 5585-x Firmware
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance
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< 9.8.4.40
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Cisco
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Firepower Threat Defense
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< 6.4.0.13
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Cisco
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Firepower Threat Defense
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>= 6.5.0 < 6.6.5
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Cisco
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Firepower Threat Defense
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>= 6.7.0 < 6.7.0.3
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Cisco
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Firepower Threat Defense
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.9.0 < 9.12.4.29
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.13.0 < 9.14.3.9
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.15.0 < 9.15.1.17
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Cisco
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Adaptive Security Appliance Software
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>= 9.16.0 < 9.16.2.3
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