CVE-2019-12698: Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software WebVPN CPU Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Oct 2, 2019
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Updated

A vulnerability in the WebVPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to excessive processing load for a specific WebVPN HTTP page request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending multiple WebVPN HTTP page load requests for a specific URL. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to increase CPU load on the device, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition, which could cause traffic to be delayed through the device.

Affected Software

19 affected components
cisco Adaptive Security Appliance<9.6.4.31
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software>=9.7<9.8.4.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software>=9.9<9.9.2.56
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software>=9.10<9.10.1.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software>=9.12<9.12.2.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software>=9.13<9.13.1
Cisco Asa 5505
Cisco Asa 5510
cisco Asa 5512-x
cisco Asa 5515-x
Cisco Asa 5520
cisco Asa 5525-x
Cisco Asa 5550
cisco Asa 5555-x
Cisco Asa 5580
Cisco Asa 5585-x
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense<6.2.3.15
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense>=6.3.0<6.3.0.5
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense>=6.4.0<6.4.0.6

Event History

Oct 2, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-12698.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12698?

The severity of CVE-2019-12698 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2019-12698?

The WebVPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software versions 9.6.4.31 to 9.13 are affected.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2019-12698?

CVE-2019-12698 allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause increased CPU utilization on an affected device.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-12698?

Yes, Cisco has released a security advisory with mitigation details. Please refer to the reference link for more information.

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