CVE-2019-15992

Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 23, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the implementation of the Lua interpreter integrated in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on the allowed Lua function calls within the context of user-supplied Lua scripts. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a heap overflow condition and execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6885 A vulnerability in the implementation of the Lua interpreter integrated in Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient restrictions on the allowed Lua function calls within the context of user-supplied Lua scripts. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a heap overflow condition and execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the underlying Linux operating system of an affected device.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Threat Defense
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco secure Firewall Management Center
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Management Center
Cisco secure Firewall Management Center
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Nov 13, 2024, 6:47 PM
Reserved
Sep 6, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 23, 2020, 1:15 AM
Modified
Aug 11, 2026, 7:33 PM