CVE-2023-20070

Published Nov 1, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability in the TLS 1.3 implementation of the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to unexpectedly restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in how memory allocations are handled during a TLS 1.3 session. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted TLS 1.3 message sequence through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. While the Snort detection engine reloads, packets going through the FTD device that are sent to the Snort detection engine will be dropped. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. No manual intervention is required.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-24249 A vulnerability in the TLS 1.3 implementation of the Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to unexpectedly restart. This vulnerability is due to a logic error in how memory allocations are handled during a TLS 1.3 session. Under specific, time-based constraints, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted TLS 1.3 message sequence through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 detection engine to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. While the Snort detection engine reloads, packets going through the FTD device that are sent to the Snort detection engine will be dropped. The Snort detection engine will restart automatically. No manual intervention is required.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firepower_threat_defense:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_firewall_threat_defense:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cisco firepower Threat Defense
Cisco secure Firewall Threat Defense
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
cisco
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 8:57 AM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2022, 6:47 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 1, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Aug 11, 2026, 7:33 PM