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CVE-2020-3305: cisco adaptive_security_appliance Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.8v2.0HighModified
Published 06-05-2020Last modified 15-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-3305 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.24%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-05-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the implementation of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) module in 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. The vulnerability is due to incorrect processing of certain BGP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted BGP packet. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

69%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 1.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cisco4 products

1 vendor · 4 products

References

1 links