CVE-2020-3528: cisco adaptive_security_appliance Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-3528 is a high (CVSS 8.6) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cisco adaptive_security_appliance. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-10-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the OSPF Version 2 (OSPFv2) implementation of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation when the affected software processes certain OSPFv2 packets with Link-Local Signaling (LLS) data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malformed OSPFv2 packet to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an affected device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.44%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
73%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 1.43% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Cisco4 products
- adaptive_security_appliance< 9.6
- adaptive_security_appliance_software≥ 9.8.0, < 9.8.4.26 | ≥ 9.9.0, < 9.9.2.80 | ≥ 9.10.0, < 9.10.1.44 | ≥ 9.12.0, < 9.12.4.4 | ≥ 9.13.0, < 9.13.1.13 | ≥ 9.14.0, < 9.14.1.19
- cisco adaptive security appliance (asa) softwaren/a
- secure_firewall_threat_defense< 6.3.0.6 | ≥ 6.4.0, < 6.4.0.10 | ≥ 6.5.0, < 6.5.0.5 | ≥ 6.6.0, < 6.6.1
1 vendor · 4 products
References
1 links- tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asaftd-ospflls-37Xy2q6rVendor AdvisoryX Refsource CISCO