CVE-2023-20095: High severity Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software vulnerability

Published Nov 1, 2023
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Updated

A vulnerability in the remote access VPN feature of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper handling of HTTPS requests. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTPS requests to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause resource exhaustion, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected Software

177 affected components
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.20
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.28
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.33
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.2.38
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.16
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.21
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.3.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.12
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.20
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.22
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.25
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.32
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.33
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.34
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.40
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.41
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.43
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.44
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.8.4.45
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.1.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.5
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.2.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.3.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.24
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.26
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.29
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.35
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.37
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.38
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.39
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.40
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.12.4.41
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.19
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.1.30
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.8
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.2.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.3.18
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.6
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.14.4.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.10
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.15
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.16
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.17
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.15.1.21
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.1.28
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.11
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.13
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.2.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.3
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.16.3.14
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.7
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.17.1.9
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software=9.18.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.9
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.11
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.13
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.14
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.15
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.16
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.17
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.2.3.18
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.6
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.7
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.8
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.9
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.10
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.11
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.12
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.13
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.14
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.4.0.15
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.4
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.6.5.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=6.7.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.1.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.2
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.2.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.0.3
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0.1
Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense=7.1.0.2

Event History

Nov 1, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:14 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:14 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·06:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20095?

The severity of CVE-2023-20095 is critical, as it allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-20095?

To fix CVE-2023-20095, upgrade to a version of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance or Firepower Threat Defense software that is not affected.

3

Which Cisco products are affected by CVE-2023-20095?

The vulnerable products include specific versions of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Software.

4

What potential impact does CVE-2023-20095 have on my network?

CVE-2023-20095 can lead to a denial of service, disrupting remote access VPN services for users.

5

Is there a workaround for CVE-2023-20095?

Currently, there are no documented workarounds for CVE-2023-20095; updating the software is the recommended action.

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